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Animating Egypt
Culture & Social Affairs

Animating Egypt

Egypt was the first in the Arab world and Africa to establish an animation production. In 1934, the pioneering brothers Solomon, David and Frankel…

Yasmine El Geressi 21 February , 2020
Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi: Iraq’s New Prime Minister is On a Mission to Curb Corruption
Politics

Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi: Iraq’s New Prime Minister is On a Mission to Curb Corruption

Early Life and Education Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi was born on June 1, 1954, in Baghdad. He would…

Ali El Shamy 21 February , 2020
The Coronavirus Is a Stress Test for Xi Jinping
Science & Technology

The Coronavirus Is a Stress Test for Xi Jinping

OnFebruary 4,Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador tothe United States, prepared to address an audience of students, scholars, and businesspeople…

Elizabeth Economy 21 February , 2020
Will Anyone Benefit from UK’s New Immigration Policy?
Politics

Will Anyone Benefit from UK’s New Immigration Policy?

The UK Government has announced its post-Brexit “points-based immigration system”. The new system will keep the UK open to highly skilled workers…

Al Majalla - London 21 February , 2020
Time to Recommit to Syria 
Politics

Time to Recommit to Syria 

Syriais now nine years into a civil war that frequently promises, but never manages, to wind down. PresidentBashar al-Assadhas retaken much of…

Jennifer Cafarella 21 February , 2020
Fearing a Loss of Influence, Tehran Quietly Tightens Grip on Regional Allies
Politics

Fearing a Loss of Influence, Tehran Quietly Tightens Grip on Regional Allies

It has been over a month since the Islamic Republic was dealt with the huge blow of losing its second most powerful figure. While Tehran has vowed to…

Ali El Shamy 21 February , 2020

February 14

February, 2020
February 14

Palestinian police cadets take part in a training session at a police academy in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Getty)

February 14

Thousands of couples attend a mass wedding held by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, aka Unification Church despite the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus also known as Wuhan Coronavirus on February 7, 2020 in Gapyeong-gun, South Korea. Some 4,000 'Moonies', believers of Unification Church, which was named after the founder Moon Sun Myung, attend the mass wedding which began in the early 1960s. (Getty)

February 14

Thousands of pilgrims crowd Piazza Duomo to witness the beginning of the third day of celebrations in honour of the patron saint of Catania as devotees with the traditional white "sack" pull the fercolo with the reliquary bust of the Saint martyr while the candelabras honor the passage of the procession on February 5, 2020 in Catania, Italy. (Getty)

February 14

Displaced Syrians in a truck transporting their belongings pass through the town of Hazano in the northern countryside of Idlib fleeing northwards amid an ongoing regime offensive. (Getty)

February 14

Worshippers take part in the traditional ceremony of Iemanja, the Goddess of the Sea of the Afro-Brazilian religion Umbanda at the Rio Vermelho neighborhood, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. (Getty)

February 14

People in traditional Korean hanbok dresses wear face masks as they jump for a souvenir picture at Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul. (Getty)

Zhou Qunfei: The Entrepreneur Behind the Touch Screen Technology We Use Everyday

Zhou Qunfei: The Entrepreneur Behind the Touch Screen Technology We Use Everyday

Zhou Qunfeiwas born in 1970 in Xiangxiang a city situated in the largely rural province of Hunan. She was born to a poor working…

Al Majalla - London 15 February , 2020
Majalla Goes on an Exclusive Tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum
Culture & Social Affairs

Majalla Goes on an Exclusive Tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum

* The museum will display no less than 50 thousand antiquities by the time of its grand opening. * The museum will feature a seven-thousand-meter…

Ahmed Salem 15 February , 2020
A protester holds a placard featuring Indian independence icon Mahatma Gandhi at a demonstration against India's new citizenship law and against an attack on the students and teachers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus, in New Delhi on January 9, 2020. (Getty)
Politics

The Precarious Foundations of Indian Democracy

In the last two months, widespread protests over a controversial new citizenship law inIndiahave raised the prospect of a constitutional crisis…

Madhav Khosla 15 February , 2020
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Pete Reynolds
Politics

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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