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A painting by the Yemeni artist Hakim Al-Aqel Hakim Alakel- facebook
Culture & Social Affairs

Hakim Al-Aqel’s Yemen: a world ablaze with colour

​At Villa Azad in Cairo, Yemeni artist Hakim Al-Aqel presented two collections of paintings. The exhibition, Between Endless Chants and Star…

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 02 November , 2026
Tech is changing the cat-and-mouse game of protests Olga Aleksandrova
Science & Technology

Tech is changing the cat-and-mouse game of protests

Mobile phones are now an essential tool for protests. They are used to spread the word, identify gathering places, exchange information, and document…

Marco Mossad 31 October , 2026
Security forces stand next to coffins lined up during the funeral ceremony of 47 victims killed by the Islamic State (IS) group during its capture of the city of Mosul in 2014, and whose remains were later found on 20 October 2026. ZAID AL-OBEIDI / AFP
Politics

IS planning to step up attacks in Iraq's 'fragile regions'

Al Majalla has learned that the Islamic State (IS) plans to dramatically step up attacks in Iraq in the coming months, to spread shock and fear…

Rustum Mahmud 21 October , 2026
Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books
Culture & Social Affairs

Football in the Arab world: a relationship revealed in seven books

Just as in many other parts of the world, football commands an interest and a passion in Arab societies that is rarely rivalled by alternatives. This…

Ibrahim Adel 07 July , 2026
the app of the betting company Bet Nacional is displayed on a smartphone showing a match of the Brazilian national football championship open for betting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 2 October 2024. MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP
Business & Economy

The World Cup and the meteoric rise of sports betting

From the moment the referee blew the opening whistle of the FIFA World Cup 2026, the players were not the only ones competing. During the 39-day…

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 27 June , 2026
World Cup 2026: biggest and most inclusive to date Eduardo Ramon and Diana Estefania Rubio
Infographics

World Cup 2026: biggest and most inclusive to date

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will mark the most significant transformation in the tournament's nearly century-long history. For the first time, football's…

Al Majalla - London 10 June , 2026
The rebuilding of Gaza looks likely to begin in a piecemeal fashion, but something is better than nothing. Lina Jaradat
Politics

US partial Gaza rebuild could prove a high-stakes gamble

Plans by the United States to press on with Gaza’s rebuilding and governance in areas not controlled by Hamas offer a glimmer of hope for the people…

Amr Emam 27 May , 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

The shift from warmth to warning was unmistakable on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s face as he greeted his Lebanese counterpart Joseph…

Amr Emam 12 May , 2026
Opinion

Damascus: reassured, yet wary

Damascus has recovered its natural cadence. Within it, the old and the new live side by side, the steadfast and the changing, reassurance shaded by…

Ibrahim Hamidi 26 April , 2026
Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

Rarely does so totemic a presidential policy receive so resounding a smackdown. On 20 February, the Supreme Court ruled, in Learning Resources v…

The Economist 21 February , 2026
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Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the Yashar party, waves an Israeli flag following the exit polls at his party headquarters, on the evening of Israel's national election, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on 28 October 2026. REUTERS/Shir Torem
Politics

Is Israel ready for its first non-Ashkenazi prime minister?

07, Nov 2026

Gadi Eisenkot, who may form a government, hails from a Moroccan-Jewish family. Israel's 15 prime ministers have all had European or Russian heritage. Is it time for a change?

Kamal Alam
Sara Padovan
Politics

The muted impact of electoral change on foreign policy

09, Nov 2026

Despite domestic shifts, new leaders often face structural constraints and have limited parameters to operate

Christopher Phillips
Pep Boatella
Science & Technology

Climate change is redrawing national borders

10, Nov 2026

Whether it is rivers, glaciers, or sea-level submergence, the implications of rising temperatures are becoming an increasingly urgent issue for states

Alaa Emara
Mohsen Rezaei attends a farewell ceremony on 3 July 2026 for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on 28 February in a US-Israel strike in Tehran. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Profiles

Mohsen Rezaei: the unlikely peacemaker

09, Nov 2026

The former IRGC general was recently appointed as secretary of the Supreme National Security Council. For the US, the danger is mistaking his prominence for a willingness to deliver concessions

Alex Vatanka
Culture & Social Affairs

Five Arab novels that paint an AI-dominated future

10, Nov 2026

From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future

Ibrahim Adel

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