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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
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio oversees the signing of the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon in Washington on 26 June 2026. Reuters
Politics

One town at a time: Israel, Lebanon boost coordination

After a ‘framework agreement’ was signed between Lebanon and Israel in Washington on 26 June, attention has shifted to its implementation. Sponsored…

Thuraya Shahin 03 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.
 Reuters
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
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Pep Boatella
Politics

Al-Jawf: the key to defeating the Houthis

05, Nov 2026

The battle for this strategically important and resource-rich province tests the Yemeni army's ability to tilt the military balance in its favour

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Profiles

Abdul El-Sayed: the progressive Michigander who beat the pro-Israel lobby

07, Aug 2026

The Egyptian-American epidemiologist became the first Muslim senator in US history, despite $70mn spent to defeat him in the Democratic primary

Tarek Rashed
Politics

Can the Democrats prevent a new round of war with Iran?

05, Nov 2026

Despite the war's unpopularity, Trump seems determined to press on until he can claim a decisive victory, whether by diplomacy, force, or a combination of the two

Aqeel Abbas
Opinion

Trump may be a lame duck at home but not abroad

05, Nov 2026

A Democrat-majority Congress will clip his wings at home, but he will have far more freedom to act on foreign affairs, given the powers he still retains as commander-in-chief

Con Coughlin
French author Philippe Djianada looks out from a window at the Drouant restaurant in Paris, following his win of the French Goncourt literary prize for his novel "The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel," on 3 November 2026. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Culture & Social Affairs

A novel about a murder in Paris wins the 2026 Goncourt

06, Nov 2026

French novelist Philippe Jaenada's novel 'The Unknown Woman of Quai de Javel' wins big, while the Prix Renaudot goes to François-Henri Désérable for his novel about an unlikely wine expert

Najeeb Mubarak

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