The new Red Sea Film Festival boss is an acclaimed Saudi filmmaker. In an interview with Al Majalla, he talks about the importance of teamwork and supporting emerging talent.
The global summit on climate change in Copenhagen ended this week without realizing the objectives of developing countries. Unfortunately, it is these countries which are most affected by the…
[escenic_image id="5512638"]All expectations indicate that the Arab countries and the Middle East region will be the first to bear the burden of climate change. Desertification will increase and the…
[escenic_image id="5512699"] - I look forward to one day seeing the GCC countries as a united power that enjoys dignity and awe all over the world. - My own wishes are not different from those of…
[escenic_image id="5511958"] Joshua Craze and Mark Huband Hurst & Company, London 2009 There is perhaps no combination less familiar to the West’s own current cultural experience than the…
[escenic_image id="5511454"] Peter Maass Alfred A Knopf 2009 In The Pearl, the 1947 novella by the American novelist John Steinbeck, an impoverished Mexican diver named Kino scoops up an…
I was ten years old when the Saudi radio broadcasted news about the seizure of the Holy Mosque by dozens of armed men led by Juhayman al-Otaibi. The radio said that these men had announced the coming…
[escenic_image id="5510965"]The place: The courtyard of the Holy Mosque in Mecca. The time: the dawn of the first of Muharram 1400 A.H, 20 November 1979. The scene: Thousands of worshippers entering…
[escenic_image id="5510968"] Michael Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan Penguin Group 2006 Everything is subject to testing including the intangible. Michael and Ellen Kaplan argue that probability is a tool…
In fact, resorting to the Internet was not an original approach on the part of these parties and forces as much as it was a pragmatic one. It was a reaction to the success of youth groups on the…
[escenic_image id="5510770"] Mounira Jamjoom Arab Scientific Publishers, Inc. Bold education is the pillar among which civilizations are built. Mounira Jamjoom emphasizes this notion with great…
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, but bigger issues of normalisation with Israel and a binding security treaty need more time. Nonetheless, this is a huge step forward.
The Saudi-US alliance is entering a new phase—one characterised by maturity, equilibrium, and a shared vision attuned to a world increasingly shaped by technology
In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's foreign minister explains how the Assad regime fell and how President Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a wanted man to a world leader
Kyiv looks to be under renewed pressure amid reports that Russia and the US have been secretly drafting a 28-point peace plan to put an end to the conflict
Acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi tells the story of a group of ordinary people, all tortured by the same man, grappling with whether or not to take justice into their own hands