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Carlos Ghosn: From Automotive Visionary to International Fugitive

Carlos Ghosn is an automotive tycoon of French Lebanese origin famed most as the CEO and chairman ofRenaultandNissan. He is known as ‘Le cost killer’, ‘ice breaker’ and ‘Mr. Fix it’ for the…

Al Majalla - London 11 January 2020

Jeff Bezos: From CEO of E-Commerce to the King of Space

by Ali Almandalawi American Entrepreneur and e-commerce pioneer Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com,…

Al Majalla - London 09 August 2019

Donald Tusk: How the Son of a Polish Carpenter Became an EU Statesman

Caption A Modest Upbringing Donald Francizek Tusk was born…

Al Majalla - London 10 May 2019

The Vanguard of Liberalization

[escenic_image id="5515421"]It is during times of financial crisis that trade liberalization comes under the most scrutiny. Fearing competition during times when the market is difficult often leads…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 08 February 2010

The High Priest of the New Normal

[escenic_image id="559405"]In times of crisis, people seek comfort in religion, be it through established faiths, pagan ritual, or modern mysticism. The deeper the crisis, the greater the need for…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine 24 October 2009

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Islamabad is uniquely positioned to mediate between the warring parties. It also has more than enough reasons to want this war to end.

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Iran and the new arithmetic of war

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Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons.

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Could the US-Iran war deliver Trump his own ‘Suez’ moment?

23 March 2026

The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years.

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A displaced woman sits next her tent in an unofficial camp, erected along Beirut’s seafront area on 22 March 2026.

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Culture & Social Affairs

Beirut's daily grind: between refuge, ruin and routine

23 March 2026

Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness

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OPINIONS

War typically unites societies. But not in Lebanon.

Lebanon’s stability requires steadier US engagement

Are the US and Iran fighting their final war?

When the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of war

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