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Elections, Ties with China Shaped Iran's Coronavirus Response
Science & Technology

Elections, Ties with China Shaped Iran's Coronavirus Response

Iranian authorities ignored warnings by doctors in late December and January of an increasing number of patients with high fevers and lung infections…

Majalla 02 April , 2020
'Things Under Control': How Europe Sleep Walked into the Coronavirus Crisis
Science & Technology

'Things Under Control': How Europe Sleep Walked into the Coronavirus Crisis

Barely a month before Europe embarked on a scramble for masks, ventilators and testing kits to fight coronavirus, governments told Brussels their…

Majalla 01 April , 2020
Coronavirus in Syria: Another Means of International Blackmail
Science & Technology

Coronavirus in Syria: Another Means of International Blackmail

In a press conference about coronavirus a few days ago, Nazar Yazji, the health minister of the ruling Syrian regime stated: “The Arab Syrian army…

Alia Mansour 31 March , 2020
Coronavirus Fake News Is Not Like Other Fake News
Science & Technology

Coronavirus Fake News Is Not Like Other Fake News

In the desperate fight against the novel coronavirus, social media platforms have achieved an important victory: they have helped limit…

Sarah Kreps and Brendan Nyhan 30 March , 2020

March 27

March, 2020
March 27

Times Square stands mostly empty as as much of the city is void of cars and pedestrians over fears of spreading the coronavirus on March 22, 2020 in New York City. (Getty)

March 27

Lebanese men wearing protective masks smoke water pipe or nargileh in Beirut on March 12, 2020. (Getty)

March 27

The Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo is pictured empty on March 25, 2020. (Getty)

March 27

Syrians protest and burn tyres in an attempt to block traffic on the M4 highway, which links the northern Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Latakia, before incoming joint Turkish and Russian military patrols (as per an earlier agreed upon ceasefire deal) in the village of al-Nayrab, about 14 kilometres southeast of the city of Idlib and seven kilometres west of Saraqib in northwestern Syria on March 15, 2020. (Getty)

March 27

Fishermen try to catch fishes during the final of the revived Argungu fishing and cultural festival at Argungu Town, Kebbi State in northwest Nigeria, on March 14, 2020. (Getty)

March 27

Zaida Elena chains up beach chairs from her rental business in El Condado tourist zone in San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 18, 2020. (Getty)

A German air force Airbus A310 medevac plane is prepared to fly six COVID-19 patients from Italy's worst-hit region to western Germany for treatment, in Cologne, Germany, Saturday, March 28, 2020. (AP)
Science & Technology

Virus Infections Top 600,000 Worldwide, Long Fight Ahead

The number of confirmed coronavirus infections worldwide topped 600,000 on Saturday as new cases stacked up quickly in Europe and the United States…

Al Majalla - London 28 March , 2020
Yesterday’s Paper: Is Picasso Old News?
Culture & Social Affairs

Yesterday’s Paper: Is Picasso Old News?

In his twenties, John Constable, the great English landscape painter, fell in love with a woman called Maria Bicknell whom he had known since she was…

Bryn Haworth 27 March , 2020
China Will Miss American Reporters When They’re Gone
Culture & Social Affairs

China Will Miss American Reporters When They’re Gone

China’s expulsion of more than a dozen American journalists is being heralded as another step towarda new Cold War. Chinese officials are crowing…

John Pomfret 27 March , 2020
The Coronavirus Is Iran’s Perfect Storm
Science & Technology

The Coronavirus Is Iran’s Perfect Storm

If you want to die, go to Gilan. This old Iranian proverb does not actually warn people against travel to Gilan, Iran’s beautiful, green, and…

Djavad Salehi-Isfahani 27 March , 2020
It Takes a World to End a Pandemic
Science & Technology

It Takes a World to End a Pandemic

For perhaps the first time in modern history, the entire, interconnected world is focused on solving a single problem. The novel coronavirus, SARS…

Mahlet Mesfin 27 March , 2020
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Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

26, Oct 2026

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
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Politics

Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
Anne-Claire Legendre, the newly appointed president of the Institut du monde arabe, poses for a portrait at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, on 18 February, 2026 AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
Politics

Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

Kamal Alam

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