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Half-time gives vivid glimpse of Lebanon’s civil war football scene Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

Half-time gives vivid glimpse of Lebanon’s civil war football scene

“Football was never just a game; it was my life.” This line of acknowledgment by Fawzy Yammine, a poet, faculty member, and former footballer, to…

Shadi Alaa Aldin 26 January , 2023
“Abu Nidal, Abu Shmidal… we will screw the PLO”
Documents & Memoirs

“Abu Nidal, Abu Shmidal… we will screw the PLO”

During the 17th and 18th century, European philosophers and political scientists used the ancient Latin term casus belli to define a case for waging…

Sami Moubayed 26 January , 2023
Political gaps widen in the ‘Divided’ States of America Sebastien Thibault
Politics

Political gaps widen in the ‘Divided’ States of America

The November 2022 elections in America proceeded smoothly without serious violence and without the same kinds of questions about legitimacy from…

Robert Ford 26 January , 2023
China's leader Xi Jinping (centre) walks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (right), following an official welcoming ceremony at the Palace of Yamamah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 8, 2022. Getty Images
Politics

China-Arab Summit signals potential of new era

The inaugural China-Arab Summit which took place on 7 December in Riyadh was Beijing’s first major multilateral event overseas and in the Middle East…

Becky Shen 26 January , 2023
It was Ronaldo’s tears of defeat that eventually revealed him as an ordinary man dealing with his personal fate Andy Edwards
Culture & Social Affairs

The tears of Ronaldo

It has become a familiar scene. Football players collapsing on the grass when hearing the referee’s whistle blow signalling the end of a match and,…

Samer Abou Hawwach 26 January , 2023
Opinion

What Lebanon can learn from Nobel economists

Three US economists shared the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their research on banks and financial crises.They were Ben S…

Toufic Chanbour 26 January , 2023
Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup - Final - Real Madrid v FC Barcelona - King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - January 15, 2023 FC Barcelona's Pedri celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Sport

Barcelona Ease To 3-1 Victory Over Real Madrid To Win Super Cup

Barcelona were crowned Spanish Super Cup champions after goals from Gavi, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri earned them a 3-1 win over bitter rivals Real…

15 January , 2023
Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo
health

U.S. FDA, CDC See Early Signal of Possible Pfizer Bivalent COVID Shot Link to Stroke

A safety monitoring system flagged that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a…

15 January , 2023
A demonstrator waves Peru's flag as security forces stand guard during a protest to demand the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, rejecting Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru January 12, 2023. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque/File Photo
News

Peru Extends State of Emergency For One Month in Lima, Puno and Cusco

Peru's President Dina Boluarte has extended a state of emergency for 30 days in the capital and two southern regions, according to a decree signed…

15 January , 2023
Rescue teams work to retrieve bodies at the crash site of an aircraft carrying 72 people in Pokhara in western Nepal January 15, 2023. Bijay Neupane/Handout via REUTERS
News

At Least 68 Killed in Nepal's Worst Air Crash in Three Decades

At least 68 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight of Yeti Airlines crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the worst air crash in three decades in…

15 January , 2023
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Iran-Houthi escalation could backfire. Here is how

05, Oct 2026

The more Iran and its regional allies try to corner Yemen's government, the more international support it is getting to fight back

Ibrahim Jalal
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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The Mecca Defence Alliance faces its first practical test

07, Oct 2026

Türkiye and Pakistan have stepped up to help Saudi Arabia after it came under attack from the Houthis. The trio's coordination comes at a crucial time

Kaswar Klasra
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After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria

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Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
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The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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