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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." AP

Box office smash proves Barbie long way off from retirement

In 1959, an American by the name of Ruth Handler created the very first Barbie doll. Barbie's 'land' would grow to be a worldwide phenomenon that has never ceased.

Bryn Haworth 29 July 2023
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Fghters from Bedouin tribes in western Sweida city on July 19, 2025. AFP
Politics

Sweida is a test case for competing visions for Syria

24 August 2025

The outbreak of violence in Syria's south has jolted foreign powers into action. Russia's return there could bring more stability, but also threatens to undermine the US agenda

Caroline Rose
Al Majalla
Documents & Memoirs

New details emerge on Kamal Jumblatt's assassination

23 August 2025

Classified documents from the 1970s obtained by Al Majalla show what led to the killing of the Lebanese Druze politician and how Syria came to occupy Lebanon

Ibrahim Hamidi
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in front of a map of the Middle East during a press conference at the Government Press Office (GPO) in Jerusalem on September 4, 2024. ABIR SULTAN / AFP
Politics

Time to worry? Netanyahu says he ‘connects’ to a Greater Israel

20 August 2025

Those watching the Israeli prime minister over the years will not be surprised to hear of his affiliation with the idea of a much larger State of Israel. Now he is acting on it.

Amr Emam
A destroyed Lebanese bank after it was set on fire by protesters, Tripoli, June 12, 2020. AFP
Business & Economy

Investment in Lebanon: capital inflows depend on reforms

25 August 2025

Security is a precondition for prosperity and trade, but there are willing partners and ample possibilities if investors are better protected and the Lebanese banking sector is strengthened.

Souraya Chahine
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Henrique Schneider on literature's power to hold a torch for justice

22 August 2025

In an interview with Al Majalla, the Brazilian novelist and lawyer speaks about the role intellectuals can play in promoting human rights and why anyone with a conscience should support Palestine

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy

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