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Politics

Abdullah Al-Mudayfer: Third Saudi Broadcaster to Interview KSA Crown Prince

Abdullah Al-Mudayfer is a Saudi TV presenter, journalist, and former writer working in production, media consultancy, and television. He presents a…

Majalla 01 May , 2021
Audience watching the movie in cinema after the pandemic. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

After Surviving the Pandemic

When 2020 began, the future of movie theaters looked bright. Seemingly every major Hollywood studio was pursuing its own cinematic universe, and…

Shirley Li 01 May , 2021
Robin Li (or Li Yanhong in Chinese), founder, chairman and CEO of Baidu, introduces the new AI-powered digital assistant "Duer" during the 2015 Baidu Technology Innovation Conference on September 8, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Getty)
Business & Economy

The New Age of Autarky

The most striking geopolitical feature of the past four years has not been bipolarity or multipolarity—or even great-power conflict. It has been the…

Scott Malcolmson 01 May , 2021
A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad superimposed upon the national flag with text in Arabic reading "Syria's workers are with you" is seen on a window in an upper floor of the historic Hamidiyah souk (market) in the old city of Syria's capital Damascus on April 21, 2021, during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Getty)
Politics

The Fake Syrian Elections

The Syrian elections are coming up in May, and the world has already denounced the results. Knowing that democracy in Syria is nonexistent, and that…

Hanin Ghaddar 30 April , 2021
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give a statement after their meeting at the Premier's office in Israel on April 12, 2021. (Getty)
Politics

Israel and Iran Are Pulling U.S. Toward Conflict

Israel and Iran aren’t yet on the verge of a major escalation or war, and continued progress on the Iran nuclear talks in Vienna would likely…

Daniel C. Kurtzer, Aaron David Miller, Steven N. Simon 30 April , 2021
A worker paints over graffiti of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Saint Petersburg on April 28, 2021. The inscription reads: "The hero of the new times". (Getty)
Politics

Navalny Has a Lesson for the World

When Alexei Navalny boarded a plane to Moscow on January 17, he turned his life into a metaphor. He knew it, his wife knew it, and everybody else on…

Anne Applebaum 30 April , 2021
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Politics

Highlights of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Interview

In his war on extremism,Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salma made key remarks in a speech aired on Tuesday Here are highlights of his statements: - …

Majalla 30 April , 2021
Oxygen tankers being airlifted on an IAF plane in Dubai. The Indian Air Force had airlifted a total of 12 cryogenic tanks from Dubai to West Bengal over Monday and Tuesday. “Our Indian Air Force team is back in Dubai. They have airlifted the remaining 6 cryogenic tanks to India today. (PTI)
Business & Economy

India Seeks Gulf Support to Battle Deadly Covid-19 Second Wave

On Thursday evening last week, a Sikh prayer house (called gurudwara) in the New Delhi suburb of Indirapuram announced that it would provide free…

Meera Ravi 30 April , 2021
Brother of a person who died of COVID-19 performs rituals during cremation in Gauhati, India, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Coronavirus cases in India are surging faster than anywhere else in the world. (AP)
Science & Technology

The Covid-19 Disaster in India

As the tsunami of Covid-19 cases hit the second most populous country in the world, an unprecedented situation is unfolding for the current…

Ritu Mahendru with Inshah Malik 30 April , 2021
Children stand next to Roshan the camel, who brought books, in Mand, Pakistan April 11, 2021.(Reuters)
Culture & Social Affairs

Roshan the Camel Brings Books to Homeschooling Children in Rural Pakistan

Plodding his way through the desert in remote southwest Pakistan, Roshan the camel carries priceless cargo: books for children who can no longer go…

Majalla 28 April , 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
David Corenswet in 'Superman'
Culture & Social Affairs

The new 'Superman' is not as pro-Palestine as some think

20 August 2025

The depiction of a land-grabbing colonialist power turning on its weaker neighbour feels aimed at Israel, its advocates say. Yet supporters of Palestine should be up in arms, too.

Samer Abou Hawwach
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
A Saudi Aramco rig in the HSBH field north of Dhahran in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. AFP
Business & Economy

The Arab Gulf’s gas moment

21 August 2025

The Arab Gulf is stepping into a pivotal role in global energy markets—not just as a swing oil supplier, but as a gas powerhouse

Neil Quilliam
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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