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Joe Biden: The Long Arc of his Political Career  
Politics

Joe Biden: The Long Arc of his Political Career  

Long before reaching one of the highest political offices in the nation, Biden — born on November 20, 1942 — grew up in the blue…

Al Majalla - London 09 October , 2020
Senate Republicans Move to Consolidate Conservative Power in the U.S. Supreme Court
Politics

Senate Republicans Move to Consolidate Conservative Power in the U.S. Supreme Court

Amid the tumult of President Trump’s brief hospitalization with the coronavirus, and Democrats’ rising fortunes in the polls ahead of the November…

Joseph Braude 09 October , 2020

October 2

October 2

A woman weeps as members of pro-US conservative right-wing and religious christian groups wave flags and shout slogans during an anti-government rally in the central Gwanghwamun area of Seoul on August 15, 2020. (Getty)

October 2

Young elephant bulls tussle playfully on World Elephant Day at the Amboseli National Park (365 kilometres southeast of the capital Nairobi) near Oloitiktok in Kajiado east county on August 12, 2020. (Getty)

October 2

A healthcare worker prepares to conduct a nasal swab test for Covid-19 from inside a coronavirus testing isolation booth at a hospital. (AP)

October 2

Winds blow flying embers from a burning tree during the Bobcat fire in Juniper Hills. The fire, which erupted on 6 September in the Angeles national forest, has become one of the largest fires in Los Angeles County’s history, covering more than 100,000 acres. (Reuters)

October 2

Children play along the eroded coastline after the tide receded. Fishing villages like Bargny have been fighting the rising seas for decades, with hundreds of houses lost and families displaced. (Getty)

October 2

Museum educators playing the role of pilgrims look at a rainbow at a living history museum village in Massachusetts. Dozens of events, from art exhibits and festivals to lectures and a maritime regatta featuring the Mayflower II, a full-scale replica, were planned to mark the 400th anniversary of the religious separatists’ arrival at what we now know as Plymouth. (Getty)

The World Still Needs a United West
Politics

The World Still Needs a United West

OnAugust 14, 1941,U.S.PresidentFranklin Rooseveltand British Prime MinisterWinston Churchillsecretly met aboard a ship off theNewfoundlandcoast. The…

David McKean and Bart M. J. Szewczyk 02 October , 2020
The Death Penalty Isolates America
Politics

The Death Penalty Isolates America

OnJanuary 22, 2009, his second full day in office,U.S.PresidentBarack Obamasigned an executive order prohibitingthe use of torture by theU.S…

Daniel Baer 02 October , 2020
The Climate Case Against Decoupling
Business & Economy

The Climate Case Against Decoupling

The past few years have seen a heated debate amongU.S.politicians and analysts about whetherthe United Statesshould "decouple" fromChinaby severing…

Jeff D. Colgan 02 October , 2020
Mayar Sherif: ‘Egypt’s Golden Star’ Hopes to Inspire Egyptian female Tennis Players
Culture & Social Affairs

Mayar Sherif: ‘Egypt’s Golden Star’ Hopes to Inspire Egyptian female Tennis Players

Mayar Sherif made history in September by becoming the first-ever Egyptian female tennis player to reach the main draw of a…

Al Majalla - London 02 October , 2020
Climate Change Doesn't Have to Stoke Conflict 
Business & Economy

Climate Change Doesn't Have to Stoke Conflict 

Among the many sobering projections of harm to be caused by climate change is this eye-popping statistic: on average, according to economists, a rise…

Tarek Ghani and Richard Malley 02 October , 2020
No Accountability for War Crimes in Sri Lanka
Politics

No Accountability for War Crimes in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka'sdecades-long civil war ended in a bloodbath inMay 2009. Government forces decisively defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at the…

Kate Cronin-Furman 02 October , 2020
Shinzo Abe Will Be a Tough Act to Follow
Politics

Shinzo Abe Will Be a Tough Act to Follow

Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abestepped down this month as the country's longest-serving premier, having surpassed the record set by his great…

Tobias Harris 02 October , 2020
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Barbara Gibson
Politics

China’s Victory Day Parade: symbolic or seismic?

05 September 2025

Beijing would like the week to mark a historic turning point in which a unipolar world finally gave way to multipolarity. To others, it was just tub-thumping bravura. In reality, it was a bit of both.

Shirley Ze Yu
Business & Economy

Syria’s post-Assad energy quandary

01 September 2025

The country now sits at an energy crossroads: will its recovery be anchored in oil and gas, or will it seize the chance to lean into renewables and build something more resilient?

Jesse Marks
Pep Boatella
Politics

Disarming Hezbollah: will Lebanon seize or squander its opportunity?

02 September 2025

After Israel dealt Iran and its regional axis a string of crippling blows last year, Lebanon now finds itself better-positioned to reclaim its eroded state sovereignty. Will it grab the chance?

Frederic C. Hof
Al-Ma'arri in his residence as depicted in a 1965 book Wikipedia Commons
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Ma’arri’s satirical poetry reimagined for today's readers

02 September 2025

Recent books from Yemen, Egypt, and Syria take a new look at the 10th-century philosopher's famed letter 'The Epistle of Forgiveness', which is said to have inspired Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

Ali Almuqri
Local residents walk past a house destroyed by an earthquake that killed nearly 1,000 people and devastated villages in eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. AFP
Politics

For Afghan quake victims, sympathy came faster than help

04 September 2025

An earthquake in Afghanistan earlier this week levelled entire villages and left people trapped under rubble for days, but in the shadow of the Hindu Kush, saviours were thin on the ground

Kaswar Klasra

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