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How global giants' GDPs and spending stack up to the US Al Majalla
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How global giants' GDPs and spending stack up to the US

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, where Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and…

Al Majalla - London 09 September , 2025
Thorium: Egypt’s mineral treasure lying in its black sands Shutterstock
Business & Economy

Thorium: Egypt’s mineral treasure lying in its black sands

Among the more exciting prospects in the world of nuclear energy is the use of thorium metal, and technological breakthroughs in the field have…

Marcelle Nasr 09 September , 2025
Activists protest near the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. Activists staged multiple demonstrations near the Capitol to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington and Israel's war on Gaza. Alex Wong/ AFP
Politics

Americans are tiring of Israel. Will US policy follow?

Theodor Herzl, the founder of the Zionist movement, felt that the future Jewish state would have allies, declaring that “nations will be compelled to…

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 09 September , 2025
Opinion

When it comes to crypto, even Bhutan is getting in on it

The mountainous Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas is the size of Switzerland but with roughly a tenth of the population. Known for its temples,…

Khaled Kassar 09 September , 2025
For many in Gaza, there is no 'day after'
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For many in Gaza, there is no 'day after'

Fares Garabet 08 September , 2025
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

If there is one defining feature of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, it is the staggering number of children killed on a daily basis. According to the…

Samer Abou Hawwach 08 September , 2025
Israel looms large over Daraa as displaced recount horrors Shelly Kittleson
Politics

Israel looms large over Daraa as displaced recount horrors

Daraa: “Israel has a much larger plan than ‘protecting the Druze’ in Sweida,” the deputy governor of Syria’s Daraa governorate told Al Majalla in a…

Shelly Kittleson 08 September , 2025
Rapid tech innovation brings AI closer to consciousness Deena So'Oteh
Science & Technology

Rapid tech innovation brings AI closer to consciousness

Artificial Intelligence (AI) models have advanced rapidly in recent years, becoming an integral part of everyday life in 2025, something that brings…

Marco Mossad 08 September , 2025
The Ashira Tribe band Ibrahim Tutunji
Culture & Social Affairs

Beirut’s ethereal music: confronting existential anxiety

Since last June, Lebanon’s skies have witnessed a strange, though not unprecedented, convergence of war and art. Social media platforms have…

Ibrahim Tutunji 07 September , 2025
Rafael Grossi: IAEA chief and next UN secretary-general? Al Majalla
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Rafael Grossi: IAEA chief and next UN secretary-general?

During a recent visit to Washington, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA) Rafael Grossi said he intends to run for…

Con Coughlin 07 September , 2025
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The tiny waterway that put the global economy into a chokehold

18 April 2026

Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players

Steve Hewitt
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Glimpses of Bush's Iraq debacle appear in Trump's Iran war

15 April 2026

The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.

Robert Ford
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

The US plan to turn Syria into an oil transit hub

16 April 2026

Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.

Al Majalla - London
An Iranian woman flashes the V-sign as she takes part in a rally to pay tribute to women killed during war, in Tehran on 17 April 2026. AFP
Politics

Has Iran's ideology actually hardened?

16 April 2026

The change in tone and presentation of policy isn't a fundamental redirection, but rather the consolidation of a system under pressure

Alex Vatanka
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

16 April 2026

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud

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