Antonio Guterres

Flood victims from monsoon rain use a makeshift barge to carry hay for cattle, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, on Sept. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Donors Offer Over $9B For Pakistan After Devastating Floods

Dozens of countries and international institutions on Monday pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from devastating summer floods, with the sum set to balloon further at a…

AP 09 January 2023

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks at a news conference, during a summit on climate resilience in Pakistan, months after deadly floods in the country, at the United Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

UN Chief Calls For Sweeping Reform of 'Biased' Financial System

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for sweeping reform of the international financial system to allow for low-income countries vulnerable to climate calamities to receive…

09 January 2023

Afghan women chant slogans during a protest against the ban on university education for women, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The U.S. has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. It is the latest blow to female rights and freedoms since the Taliban seized power last year and follows sweeping restrictions on education, employment, clothing and travel.(AP Photo, File)

3 NGOs Suspend Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women

Three major international aid groups on Sunday suspended their operations in Afghanistan following a decision by the country’s Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental…

AP 25 December 2022

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during high level Security Council meeting on situation in Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

UN Chief: World is in `Life-or-Death Struggle’ For Survival

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the world is in “a life-or-death struggle” for survival as “climate chaos gallops ahead” and accused the world’s 20 wealthiest countries of…

AP 04 October 2022

Fire burns in a building after a shelling, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Blasts Hit Kyiv As U.N. Chief Visits, U.S. Pledges New Ukraine Aid

Russia fired two missiles into Kyiv on Thursday during a visit by U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Ukrainian officials said, as Moscow pressed an assault in the east that drew new U.S…

30 April 2022

Popular
Editor's Pick

Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, make their way along a road as they return to the north after a ceasefire went into effect on October 10, 2025.

REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Politics

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

10 October 2025

Although there are many reasons to celebrate, numerous obstacles could still make Trump's "deal to end all deals" just another failed attempt at ending forever wars

Michael Horowitz

Eduardo Ramon

Politics

The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan

09 October 2025

Although many issues still need to be ironed out, things will likely move in a positive—even if partially so—direction

Nasser al-Kidwa

Nesma Moharam

Politics

Two years after October 7

06 October 2025

Al Majalla examines the repercussions of Hamas's attack on Israel, which set into motion a series of significant changes and power shifts in the Middle East

Al Majalla - London

A deal being signed at the recently held Cultural Investment Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on September 30, 2025.

SPA

Business & Economy

Saudi Arabia ramps up investment in culture

08 October 2025

Whether in cinema or heritage, there are dozens of big cultural projects that investors are interested in, as the sector increasingly contributes towards growth and development.

Turki Harbi

Iranian writer and translator Hamid Reza Mohajerani

Supplied

Culture & Social Affairs

Hamid Reza Mohajerani on the shared heritage of Farsi and Arabic

07 October 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the Iranian writer and translator explains why he learned Arabic, its similarities and differences with Farsi, and how politics can stifle creativity

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush

Sections

Regions

More

LATEST ISSUE

Donors Offer Over $9B For Pakistan After Devastating Floods

UN Chief Calls For Sweeping Reform of 'Biased' Financial System

3 NGOs Suspend Work in Afghanistan After Taliban Bar Women

UN Chief: World is in `Life-or-Death Struggle’ For Survival

Blasts Hit Kyiv As U.N. Chief Visits, U.S. Pledges New Ukraine Aid

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

The prospects of Trump’s Gaza plan

Two years after October 7

Saudi Arabia ramps up investment in culture

Hamid Reza Mohajerani on the shared heritage of Farsi and Arabic

OPINIONS

Six reasons why a Gaza ceasefire was finally reached

Saudi Arabia ramps up investment in culture

Dashed dream: no Nobel for Trump

Trump's push pays off as Gaza ceasefire finally takes hold

Antonio Guterres

Sign up for the Weekly Newsletter