Just a stone's throw from the Croisette, Al Majalla met the French director and actress in a setting worlds apart from the frenzy of the international film festival
From the rock-cut façades of Mada'in Salih to the earliest Koranic manuscripts, a quiet transformation in Nabataean writing gave rise to one of the world's most enduring scripts
Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving
ALFILM director Pascal Fakhry tells Al Majalla she won't back down from platforming Palestinian voices despite coming under mounting pressure from the German government
Photos of Israeli soldiers cooking, celebrating, and looting inside homes in Gaza and southern Lebanon reveal how the occupied home is treated as a natural right
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
A new book by Brazilian writer and screenwriter has been shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize. She spoke to Al Majalla about Brazil, slavery, and subjugation.
Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?
The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance
Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?
Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.