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The newly opened teamLab Phenomena, an immersive artwork experience museum, in the Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi, on May 8, 2025. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

TeamLab Phenomena in Abu Dhabi: where tech meets art

Different installations engage the five senses and offer visitors an immersive experience like no other

Abeer Younis 13 August 2025
Randa Fakhry's latest exhibition at the Zamalek Art Gallery in Cairo is titled Tiryāq (Elixir).

Egyptian artist Randa Fakhry unveils the final part in her trilogy

An exhibition is Cairo shows how the artist's work is evolving, with the more prominent inclusion of animals. Her works are soothing yet still filled with sadness and grief, reflecting her own journey

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 11 July 2025
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Art critic Azeddine Bourkia on our relationship with images

With the publication of his contemplative new book, the Moroccan has focused on photography and the art of the image, which can both conceal and reveal.

Imad Eddine Moussa 05 July 2025
Lina Jaradat

Young Lebanese artists summon the ghosts of the civil war

Living through crises, tragedy, and war, followed by crises, tragedy, and war, Al Majalla speaks to four young artists turning to art to make sense of their country and inheritance

Ibrahim Tutunji 10 April 2025
Installation view of the ‘Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism' exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London shows Djanira, Three Orishas, 1966, Collection of the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo. Royal Academy of Arts, London / David Parry. © Instituto Pintora Djanira

London art exhibit sets Brazil as the birthplace of modernism

The Royal Academy of Arts exhibition in London chronicles Brazil's pioneering role in the modernist art movement from 1910 to 1980, featuring over 130 paintings by ten artists

Farouk Yousif 19 March 2025
"Just in Case" exhibition Courtesy of the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut/Hamburg

Gaza in metaphors: Taysir Batniji's latest art shown in Beirut

In his current collection, Palestinian artist Taysir Batniji tries to depict the Gaza war with art that has almost entirely lost its form, in part because events since October 2023 go "beyond descript

Nawal Al-Ali 10 March 2025
The Lebanese painters who captured this year's war
Axel Rangel Garcia

Lebanese artists on how their art helps them process war

Speaking to Al Majalla, they explain how art functions as a lens through which to examine events and their aftermath and helps them explore connections between the personal and the collective

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 15 December 2024
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The Russian artist who captured Morocco like no other

Zinaida Serebriakova's critically acclaimed work captured light, colour and life in a vivid celebration of place and helped redefine her famous career

Ismail Ghazaly 28 October 2024
Alshaikh Idris, “Abstract 5” on view at Sotheby’s London as part of the Hafla exhibition Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s exhibition celebrates 50 years of Saudi art

What entered school curriculum in the late 50s under the influence of Crown Prince Faisal experienced a renaissance with the advent of the internet, which continues to this day

Bryn Haworth 26 September 2024
A painting by Hamsah Shalhoub, who has held her first solo exhibition in Damascus

Faces laden with memory in Hamsah Shalhoub’s solo exhibition

In past group exhibitions, this Syrian artist proved her talent. Now, she has exhibited her work for the first time in a solo exhibition in Damascus, drawing on the symbolism of migration

Nawwar Jabbour 27 August 2024
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Business & Economy

Blockading the blockade: Trump tightens his chokehold on Iran

30 April 2026

Al Majalla examines Trump's Hormuz chess move and questions whether it is sustainable amid Tehran's proven ability to withstand US pressure tactics

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A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
Politics

Real Iran splits and the myth of division

04 May 2026

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka
Opinion

US call for UN "reform" reveals its China anxieties

03 May 2026

Recently published documents show a US no longer willing to finance an international system that doesn't reflect its strategic priorities and allows its adversaries a seat at the table

Ibrahim Hamidi
Axel Rangel Garcia
Politics

Orbán defeat: a setback for populists; a boost for Brussels

30 April 2026

After 16 years, there is finally a political transition in Budapest. This is an annoyance in Moscow and Washington, a relief in Brussels, and a warning to Europe's populists.

Khattar Abu Diab
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Science & Technology

How China's Earth Eye helped Iran target US bases

01 May 2026

Satellite technology from China and data analysis from Russia have helped Tehran be far more precise with its missiles and drones in its war against the US and Israel.

Marco Mossad

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