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A logo of Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is seen at the company's headquarters on February 20, 2021 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)
Science & Technology

Is China’s Covid-19 Diplomacy Working in Southeast Asia?

Many observers have discussed how China is using its Covid-19 medical aid as a means to improve its soft power, or even to exert geopolitical control…

Dingding Chen 05 March , 2021
An Iraqi participant walks past camel statues displayed at the entrance of the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 160 kilometres east of Riyadh, on December 24, 2020. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia Explores its Dromedary Heritage Potential

After activating the new tourist visa regime in 2019, Saudi Arabia has become a new destination for tourists who love to explore the Kingdom and…

Motasem Al Felou 05 March , 2021
 Signage at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. (Getty)
Business & Economy

Ban All Big Mergers

The oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron each have assets valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Last year, The Wall Street Journal recently…

Robert H. Lande and Sandeep Vaheesan 05 March , 2021
The Great Khan in Damascus – a painting by Spears
Culture & Social Affairs

From the Archive: Man Who Possesses Middle East Art Treasures!

Many believe that thousands of Europeanswho traveledto the Middle East between the16thand20th centuries were merchants, soldiers, and diplomats…

Dr. Philip Mansel 02 March , 2021
Attendees prepare for the gala evening hosted by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Heritage at Al Diriyah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (Getty Images)
Culture & Social Affairs

Saudi Arabia Seeks to be a Global Tourist Destination

Living up to its great position regionally and internationally, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud…

Hatem Khedr 26 February , 2021
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Business & Economy

Who Dares to Finance Fresh Startups?

Who would take care of a baby idea with a problem-solving concept and spend a lot to have it materialized? Banks, in general, tend to lend bigger…

Motasem Al Felou 26 February , 2021
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) meets with the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi (R), in Tehran on February 21, 2021. (Getty)
Politics

The White House Offers Tehran an Olive Branch

Over the past, the Biden administration unveiled what will likely be the signature Middle East initiative of its first year in office: a bold attempt…

Joseph Braude 26 February , 2021
Participants in a meeting for Arab and African countries of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (L to R) Foreign Ministers of Eritrea Osman Saleh Mohammed, Somalia Ahmed Isse Awad, Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Qattan, Foreign Ministers of Jordan Ayman Safadi, Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan, Egypt Sameh Shoukry, Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Sudan Asma Mohamed Abdalla, Yemen Mohammad Al-Hadhrami, pose for a group picture ahead of the meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh on January 6, 2020. (Getty)
Politics

Ray of hope as Saudi Arabia Proposes to Mediate Nile Dam Dispute

Speculation is rife about the future of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter's Nile River dam, after Saudi Arabia unveiled…

Amr Emam 26 February , 2021
Maryam Rajavi (L), President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), listening to Gen. Jack Keane, former Vice Chief Staff of the United States Army, during the Trans-Atlantic Summit on Iran Policy, held online on September 18, 2020, in Ashraf -3, Albania. (Getty)
Politics

Testimony to Modus Operandi of Iran’s Intelligence in Europe

An exiled Iranian opposition council released a letter sent by a former operative of the Iranian regime’s intelligence ministry to the United Nations…

Majalla 26 February , 2021
An Egyptian employee puts copies of "One Thousand and One Nights," known in English as "Arabian Nights," on a shelf at a bookstore in Cairo on May 5, 2010. (Getty)
Culture & Social Affairs

Love … Actually

February might be the official month of love. However, in our Arabic and Egyptian intangible heritage, love is celebrated all year through the…

Amira el Noshokaty 26 February , 2021
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Politics

Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

Al Majalla - London
Turkish Navy's UH-60 Black Hawk (naval/S-70B variant) with T129 ATAK participate in a ceremonial parade during the Denizkurdu-I/2026 Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Aksaz, in Mugla, on 24 September 2026. ADEM ALTAN / AFP
Politics

Regional crises and tensions: the view from Ankara

20, Oct 2026

From its growing defensive support for Saudi Arabia to its escalating tensions with Israel and Azerbaijan, Türkiye has much to navigate

Omer Onhon
The Egyptian Air Force aerobatics team "Silver Stars" performs during the second international air show and aerospace expo at El Alamein International Airport in El Alamein, Egypt, on 9 September 2026. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Politics

Cairo pledges to back Riyadh in its fight with the Houthis

19, Oct 2026

Their defence ties date back decades, so it is no surprise Egypt is standing by Saudi Arabia at a critical time for both countries

Amr Emam
Sara Padovan
Politics

Student protests test France's Republican promise

18, Oct 2026

Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited

Elie Kossaifi
Helena Perez Garcia
Profiles

Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji

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