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Scarlett Johansson stars in "Black Widow," a prequel exploring her origins. (Marvel Studios/TNS)
Politics

How the Streaming Wars are Changing What You Watch

Blockbusters are finally coming back to movie theaters. But the buzz is elsewhere in Hollywood. Streaming services are upending the film industry’s…

Peter Labuza 02 August , 2021

World in Photos

World in Photos

The Olympic Stadium is seen from Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

World in Photos

Firefighters work in the smoke-engulfed Mazi area as wildfires rolled down the hill toward the seashore, forcing people to be evacuated, in Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. More than 100 wildfires have been brought under control in Turkey, according to officials. The forestry minister tweeted that five fires are continuing in the tourist destinations of Antalya and Mugla. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

World in Photos

Women work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Friday, July 30, 2021. Nearly 60% of the Indian population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

World in Photos

People sit under a submerged straw hut after the risen water levels in Ganges river flooded the area near the riverbanks, in Allahabad on August 1, 2021. (Photo by SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

World in Photos

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Triple Jump - Final - OLS - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Liadagmis Povea of Cuba in action REUTERS/Dylan Martinez.

World in Photos

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Women's Singles - Gold medal match - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – August 1, 2021. Chen Yufei of China celebrates winning the match against Tai Tzu-Ying of Taiwan. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Thousands of yellow vests (Gilets Jaunes) protests in Paris calling for lower fuel taxes, reintroduction of the solidarity tax on wealth, a minimum wage increase, and Emmanuel Macron's resignation as President of France, 09 February 2019. (Norbu Gyachung/Wikimedia commons)
Business & Economy

A Safety Net for the Green Economy

In a dramatic move for global efforts to combat climate change, the European Union couple of weeks ago laid out an ambitious proposal to transition…

Simone Tagliapietra 31 July , 2021
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Culture & Social Affairs

When China and Japan Fought Over Muslims

A few months ago, Kelly Hammond , Assistant Professor of East Asian history at the University of Arkansas, published a book, “China Muslims and Japan…

Mohammad Ali Salih 31 July , 2021
Zebiba (Asmaa Ramadan) participating in a weightlifting competition in a scene from “Lift Like a Girl”. (Supplied)
Culture & Social Affairs

“Lift like a Girl”: Documenting the Journey of an Egyptian Weightlifter

When storytellers decide to document a story, they should have something to say through it. The rule also says: If you do not have something to tell,…

Salma Adham 31 July , 2021
By late cartoonist Mahmoud Kahil
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The World

Majalla 30 July , 2021
Illustration by Ali Mandalawi
Politics

Kais Saied: From an "Ordinary Man" to a "Savior"

Kais Saied described his victory in the Tunisian elections in 2019 as a "new revolution", but he seemed to be shackled by the constitution, which did…

Majalla 30 July , 2021
Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan speaks during the Financial Sector Conference held in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on April 24, 2019.  The event was organized by the government bodies overseeing the implementation of the Financial Sector Development Program. (FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images)
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia Boosts Banking Industry

Standard Chartered Bank, a British banking and financial services company founded in 1969, started operation of its first branch in Riyadh, Saudi…

Motasem Al Felou 30 July , 2021
In this May 2, 2021 file photo, a U.S. flag is lowered as American and Afghan soldiers attend a handover ceremony from the U.S. Army to the Afghan National Army, at Camp Anthonic, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. (Afghan Ministry of Defense Press Office via AP, File)
Politics

A Taliban Victory Is Not Inevitable

The withdrawal of U.S. military forces from Afghanistan has unleashed a fresh wave of violence. Taliban forces have stepped up attacks across the…

Seth G. Jones 30 July , 2021
Participants of a vigil against anti-Semitism gather in front of the Synagogue in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, 16 May 2021. An initiative against anti-Semitism in Berlin has called for the vigil to show solidarity with the Jewish community. On 14 May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned anti-Semitic incidents against synagogues in Germany motivated by the current violence in Israel and Gaza. (EPA/FILIP SINGER)
Politics

The Underexplored Dangers of Antisemitism in Europe

The violence that erupted in Gaza during the Israeli military campaign ‘Operation Guardian of the Walls,’ a consequence of escalating tensions in…

Hagar Elnahas 30 July , 2021
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US President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Politics

Putin rides high after Alaska

18 August 2025

Seven instances that showed the Russian leader had the upper hand during his meeting with Trump

Robert Ford
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

The rare earths powering industries and fuelling conflicts

18 August 2025

From Africa to the Arctic, certain metals and minerals are so highly sought after for today's strategic industries that countries will go to war over them. What are they? Al Majalla digs deeper.

Abdulfattah Khattab
US Ambassador to Türkiye Tom Barrack, also special envoy to Syria, fields questions from journalists after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Politics

 Lebanon at a crossroads over Hezbollah arms

18 August 2025

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack used his latest visit to Beirut to deliver what was, in effect, an ultimatum to the Lebanese government, though he took care not to present it as such

Michael Harari
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

How Gaza’s hakawati use storytelling to cling to memory and life

17 August 2025

Storytelling in a genocide in which there has been no formal education for two years is no luxury. Rather, it is an attempt to revive the imaginations of a generation robbed of their childhood.

Houssam Marouf
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer makes an address following an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza at 10 Downing Street in London on July 29, 2025. Toby Melville / AFP
Politics

Performative politics: Palestine recognition pledges ring hollow

18 August 2025

The moves by France, the UK and other Western states appear to be more about appeasing domestic critics with symbolic gestures rather than a genuine attempt to change Israel's behaviour

Christopher Phillips

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