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Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on 8 February 2026. JOSH EDELSON / AFP
Profiles

Bad Bunny: the unapologetic Puerto Rican pop star

The Super Bowl is supposed to be a familiar ritual: a crowded stadium, a television audience in the hundreds of millions, and a halftime show…

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 21 February , 2026
Opinion

We must do more to end violence against children

This OPED has been authored by: WHO Council of Champions for Ending Violence Against Children and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusWhen…

Al Majalla - London 21 February , 2026
Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece
Culture & Social Affairs

Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece

Renowned for the Oscar-winning Nomadland, Chloé Zhao opens Hamnet with an image that borders on the mythic. Agnes, played with haunting grace by…

Obaid al-Tamimi 21 February , 2026
Palestinian youth retrieve books from the rubble of a mosque and buildings which collapsed during Israeli bombardment around the town city of Rafah southern Gaza Strip on 24 January 2024. MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
Politics

Gaza in ruin: lost deeds muddle proof of ownership

In Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, homes did more than burn. Some were shattered, others were levelled entirely, leaving no discernible trace of…

Salem Al Rayyes 21 February , 2026
Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

Rarely does so totemic a presidential policy receive so resounding a smackdown. On 20 February, the Supreme Court ruled, in Learning Resources v…

The Economist 21 February , 2026
Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

The arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—the younger brother of King Charles and eighth in line to the British throne—on suspicion of misconduct in…

Con Coughlin 20 February , 2026
People wave independence-era Syrian flags as they gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square after the Friday noon prayer in Aleppo on 13 December 2024. Ozan KOSE / AFP
Politics

Syria's civic space opens...but not for everyone

The fall of the Assad regime has marked a turning point for civic space in Syria, but the shape of that opening remains uncertain. Accounts from…

Haid Haid 20 February , 2026
Finding an economic off-ramp to avert a US-Iran war Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Finding an economic off-ramp to avert a US-Iran war

Economic considerations appear to be taking over political and security calculations in the US approach to Iran, particularly as negotiations between…

Thuraya Shahin 19 February , 2026
Opinion

Price hikes compound economic misery in Lebanon

A Lebanese government decision to raise fuel prices and VAT has angered citizens across the country. The latest price hike adds $3.50 on every 20…

Houssam Itani 19 February , 2026
Medusa as our ambivalent self: Racha Mounaged’s new poetics
Culture & Social Affairs

Medusa as our ambivalent self: Racha Mounaged’s new poetics

Racha Mounaged’s debut poetry collection, The Metamorphoses of Medusa, reveals an imaginative mind interrogating the philosophical legacy of Greek…

Alfred J. Naddaff 19 February , 2026
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Iran war deepens cracks in America’s alliances

31 August 2026

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia

Christopher Phillips
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP
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Nepal pays the price for climate change

02 September 2026

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari
Noelia de Alda
Politics

How Gaza turned US public opinion against Israel

30 August 2026

Supporting Israel used to help politicians get elected, but with Americans far more critical of Tel Aviv's influence on US policy, it has now become a liability at the ballot box

Assal Rad
A woman cools off under a mist sprayer during the annual street music festival 'Fete de la Musique' while taking part in a heatwave in Bordeaux, southwestern France on 21 June 2026. ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP
Business & Economy

As the world grows hotter, a 'cooling economy' emerges

30 August 2026

It is not just a fancy name for the air-conditioning industry, but an intricate system that begins with power stations and extends to the design of buildings and cities

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
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Alena Jabarine on Palestine advocacy in Germany

01 September 2026

The Palestinian-German author speaks to Al Majalla about the challenges facing Palestinian voices in Germany and how she engages German readers from within their own cultural and political context

Mohammed Magdy

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