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the app of the betting company Bet Nacional is displayed on a smartphone showing a match of the Brazilian national football championship open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 2 October 2024. MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP
Business & Economy

The World Cup and the meteoric rise of sports betting

From the moment the referee blew the opening whistle of the FIFA World Cup 2026, the players were not the only ones competing. During the 39-day…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 27 June , 2026
The G7 grapples with the politics of AI access Neil Webb
Science & Technology

The G7 grapples with the politics of AI access

The G7 summit held in the French town of Évian-les-Bains was far more than another routine gathering of the leaders of the West’s major economies. It…

Marco Mossad 27 June , 2026
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

Donald Trump’s Middle East advisor, Massad Boulos, has a tough job when it comes to Libya, a country torn between west and east since the fall of…

Areig Elhag 27 June , 2026
Why Syrian action against Hezbollah is unlikely Reuters / Al Majalla
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Why Syrian action against Hezbollah is unlikely

When Hezbollah began attacking Israel on 2 March shortly after Israeli and American bombers killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israel hit…

Elie Kossaifi 26 June , 2026
The Syrian solution to Hezbollah Lina Jaradat
Politics

The Syrian solution to Hezbollah

The “New Syria" does not want to return to Lebanon through the gates of tutelage or war, nor does Lebanon wish to summon the memory of 1976, when the…

Al Majalla - London 25 June , 2026
How Syria and Lebanon can cooperate to shape their collective futures Eduardo Ramon
Politics

How Syria and Lebanon can cooperate to shape their collective futures

In recent days, the Syrian government has said that it has no intention of intervening militarily in its smaller neighbour, Lebanon, after a comment…

Subhi Franjieh 25 June , 2026
A man walks with a boy past a mural in Beirut depicting former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other senior figures, on the day Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech on 17 June 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Politics

Why Trump's Syria-Hezbollah gambit could backfire

US President Donald Trump has now said out loud what had previously sounded like a trial balloon: he thinks Syria should take on Hezbollah in Lebanon…

Michael Horowitz 25 June , 2026
Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) greeting Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) during the opening ceremony of the 5th edition of the three-day Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2026) in Antalya on 17 April 2026. TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP
Politics

Why Türkiye is against Syria's army fighting Hezbollah

Donald Trump’s suggestion that Syria should take on the task of eliminating Hezbollah in Lebanon has sparked a fresh discussion in the region. For…

Omer Onhon 25 June , 2026
Opinion

Rubio seeks to reassure Gulf states over Iran deal

While US President Donald Trump has indulged in his usual hyperbole to describe the US-Iran deal as achieving "everything we set out to accomplish,”…

Con Coughlin 25 June , 2026
10 books that showcase how football mirrors the world Boris Séméniako
Culture & Social Affairs

10 books that showcase how football mirrors the world

As the popularity of football grew to such an extent that it became the world’s common language, a library of books about the sport began to take…

Bahaa Iy'ali 25 June , 2026
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Syria takes on Iran’s proxies

12, Nov 2026

Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it

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Jensen Huang is out. His successor has the toughest job in tech

13, Nov 2026

A company built around one man must now learn to run without him

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Eduardo Ramon
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Why the midterms complicate Trump's search for an Iran deal

14, Nov 2026

Democratic control of Congress will increase scrutiny of the war and its economic costs, but could also make the concessions needed for a lasting agreement with Tehran more difficult to deliver

Neil Quilliam and Alice Gower
Ibrahim Arafath
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AI in medicine: can a selfie tell how long we might live?

15, Nov 2026

Artificial intelligence can analyse facial features for clues to biological ageing and cancer survival, but further validation is needed before clinical use

Alaa Emara
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The Democrats’ old guard faces a progressive revolt 

15, Nov 2026

Following an historic landslide, a new progressive wave is calling for establishment figures to step aside and make way for new blood who better represent the future direction of the party

Tarek Rashed

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