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Politics

Olaf Scholz: From 'Scholzomat' to 'Robin Hood'

Olaf Scholz- nicknamed "Scholzomat" for his robotic public appearances- has put his old robot-like, technocratic image behind him and secured an…

Majalla 12 February , 2022
Arisa Go and Akito Watabe, of Japan, lead their team in during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Beijing Olympics Open With Nod to Year of the Tiger

Days after quietly ringing in the Chinese New Year, Beijing is celebrating the Year of the Tiger on the Olympic stage. The tiger — a symbol of…

AP 04 February , 2022
Dawlat Khaleel modelling one of her designs. (Courtesy of Dawlat Khaleel)
Culture & Social Affairs

From Homs with Love

Beyond the simple meaning of a place of residence, “home” is often synonymous with all the nostalgic feelings that carry us to the beginnings whether…

Amany M. Salem 21 January , 2022
Businessman Mohammed Ayachi Ajroudi
Politics

A Candidate of Tunisian Origin Aspires to Sit on Élysée Throne

After consultations and intense insistence by French elites representing several sectors of the French people of various cultures, religions and…

Mustafa El-Dessouki 18 December , 2021
Nagwa Fouad
Culture & Social Affairs

Nagwa Fouad: The Egyptian Belly Dancer Loved by Henry Kissinger

Nagwa Fouad, an Egyptian belly dancer and actress, was born on January 17, 1939. She was born as Awatef Mohamed Agami in Alexandria to a middle-class…

Majalla 05 December , 2021
Rev Al Sharpton speaks outside the Hennepin County Government Center where opening statements of the Derek Chauvin trial were set to begin on March 29, 2021, in Minneapolis. He's joined by George Floyd's brothers Philonise and Terrence Floyd. (Photo by Chad Davis via Flickr)
Culture & Social Affairs

“Rise Up,” Blacks “Revolution?”

Recently, Reverend Al Sharpton, a leading Black American politician and a television host, expanded to ten the available formats and editions of his…

Mohammad Ali Salih 29 October , 2021
Ons Jabeur: Tunisia's Minister of Happiness
Politics

Ons Jabeur: Tunisia's Minister of Happiness

The Minister of Happiness, the Icon of Arab Tennis, and the African Tennis Ambassador are all names of a Tunisian star who, with a lot of will,…

Majalla 23 October , 2021
The puppet was traditionally made out of light wood and cloth. Its hands and head are made of wood, with a red dress embroidered in yellow, and a pointed hat made of cloth with the same color. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Nabil Bahgat)
Culture & Social Affairs

Al-Aragouz: An Authentic Folk Art Loved by Children and Adults

Al-Aragouz (An Egyptian Puppet) is one of the most important Egyptian folk traditions that inhabit the hearts of children and adults, as it has been…

Sarah Gamal 17 September , 2021
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
Pile of plastic bottle seen collected by garbage dump site area in Dhaka.(Getty Images)
Science & Technology

Will Consumer Packaged Goods Industry Own Responsibility for Plastic Pollution?

We didn’t always know that plastic is bad. There was a time when we could see only the revolutionary nature of the material. We didn’t see it as…

Stuart Landesberg 25 July , 2021
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President of the European Council Charles Michel at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 28 June 2024. JOHN THYS / AFP
Politics

Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

27 March 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, Charles Michel explains how Trump didn't consult with allies before attacking Iran in a war that benefits Russia at Europe's expense

Ahmed Maher
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Foreign workers in the Gulf pay the price of war

24 March 2026

Millions working in the Gulf are worried about their livelihoods and the impact on their families, while their employers are worried that they will leave

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
A woman mourns in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, on 29 March 2026, before the funeral of Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike. REUTERS / Manu Brabo
Politics

Lebanon's mediation window is firmly shut...for now

29 March 2026

Tehran says any negotiated settlement to the US-Iran war must include its Hezbollah allies, but this could take a long time—a luxury Lebanon may not have.

Elie Kossaifi
Spanish writer Javier Cercas poses for a photo session during the 27th "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, southeastern France, on 27 September 2025. JOEL SAGET / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

26 March 2026

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy
Al Majalla
Politics

Sipan Hamo on integrating Kurdish units into the army

26 March 2026

In Part 2 of a two-part interview, the newly appointed deputy defence minister outlines the mistakes made by the SDF and gives his outlook on Syria's future.

Ibrahim Hamidi

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