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A view taken on March 5, 2009, in Paris shows skeletons, part of the Department of Anthropology at the Musée de l'Homme (The Museum of Man) in Paris. PATRICK KOVARIK / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

'The Bread of the French': a poetic indictment of French racism

In the basement of the Musée de l’Homme (The Museum of Man) rest more than 18,000 skulls, collected from across France’s colonial empire—many of them…

Samir Qasimi 28 August , 2025
Are land grabs becoming the norm in today's world? Sara Padovan
Politics

Are land grabs becoming the norm in today's world?

In the latest round of talks over Ukraine, Donald Trump appeared to make a significant concession. The Guardian reported that, after meeting with…

Christopher Phillips 28 August , 2025
Sudan stuck between war and famine
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Sudan stuck between war and famine

Fares Garabet 28 August , 2025
Opinion

Development: Syria's new buzzword

"Development" is the buzzword being repeated by Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. He has made it a top priority of his administration,…

Ibrahim Hamidi 01 September , 2025
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, his Japanese counterpart Kazuo Ueda, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, at Jackson Hole in Moran on August 22, 2025. AFP
Business & Economy

Jackson Hole gave hints of the future, but not of certainty

When Jerome Powell took the stage at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium in Wyoming this August, investors were already on edge. A year of…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 27 August , 2025

African wildlife, tea in the sky and more from the world

REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

January Gweshe, a senior animal caregiver, feeds an orphaned elephant named Kadiki (The Little One) at Wild is Life, in Harare, Zimbabwe, on August 14, 2025.

REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Saudi men have their afternoon tea amid cooler temperatures in the mountains of Rijal Almaa, Saudi Arabia, on August 20, 2025.

REUTERS/Umit Bektas
REUTERS/Umit Bektas

A drone view shows pro-Palestinian demonstrators on boats unfurling a banner on the water during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and to protest against Israel, in Istanbul, Türkiye, on August 23, 2025.

REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

A Libyan man wearing a traditional costume rides a horse dressed in traditional trappings during an Al-Miz performance in Suluq, near Benghazi, Libya, on August 17, 2025.

REUTERS/Toby Melville
REUTERS/Toby Melville

Performers take part in the Children's Day Parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain, on August 24, 2025.

REUTERS/Sharafat Ali
REUTERS/Sharafat Ali

Ghulam Qadir, 75, fixes the pulley at his workshop, where he, along with other artisans, weaves Kashmiri hand-knotted carpets in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on August 26, 2025.

OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The Milky Way’s galactic centre is seen above the ancient ruins of Palmyra in central Syria on August 23, 2025.

GUY PETERSON / AFP
GUY PETERSON / AFP

Volunteer porters carry bags of sorghum during an aid distribution exercise in exchange for food, as most no longer qualify for aid themselves, in Maban, South Sudan, on August 20, 2025.

AP Photo/Hau Dinh
AP Photo/Hau Dinh

A man hangs strings of flags to prepare for Vietnam's national day celebration under a cloudy sky caused by Typhoon Kajiki in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Monday, August 25, 2025.

AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda
AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda

Aviation enthusiasts gather near the Heroes' Cross on Caraiman Peak, atop the Bucegi Mountains, to observe a display of military and acrobatic aviation in Busteni, Romania, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus, Syria, December 22, 2024.
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Politics

Ahmed Sharaa on Syria's 'zero-problems' strategy

In response to a question from Al Majalla, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa affirmed that his strategy centres on “zero-problems and resolving…

Ibrahim Hamidi 26 August , 2025
Will more sanctions on Russia help end the Ukraine war? Al Majalla
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Will more sanctions on Russia help end the Ukraine war?

Shortly after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries imposed a vast array of sanctions aimed at crippling Russia…

Al Majalla - London 26 August , 2025
Opinion

Syria adopts a new realism amid Israeli threats

Days after Assad fell and fled, Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, received then-Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati. During this meeting, a…

Alia Mansour 25 August , 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord, in Istanbul after signing a military deal on November 27, 2019. Mustafa Kamaci / AFP
Politics

The fight over Mediterranean gas turns to Tobruk

After the downfall of Libya’s long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the nation drifted into a civil war between east and west. The west, based in…

Omer Onhon 25 August , 2025
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Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips
Jason Lyon
Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

Charbel Barakat
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

Al Majalla - London
Grace Russell
Science & Technology

Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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