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Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021)

'Costa Brava, Lebanon': Homelands Deserve Us to Resist

When you are in the middle of the crisis, standing alone and seeing no hope, will you continue fighting? Or you will give up? If the concern is your country falling apart, will you stay or leave? A…

Salma Adham 20, Jun 2022
Laila (Faten Hamama) and Hussain (Saleh Selim) in ‘The Open Door.’

'The Open Door': An Iconic Egyptian Movie About Women's Liberation

Confronting societal reactionary traditions that humiliate women parallel with the fight against occupation is the core of the story. Although many years have passed since its release and all the…

Salma Adham 29, Jan 2022
A large billboard is pictured at the entrance of of Old Jeddah, known as 'Al- Balad', to announce the first edition of the Red Sea Film Festival, in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah, on December 11, 2021. (Photo by Ammar ABD RABBO / Red Sea Film Festival / AFP)

Why Do Cinemas Flourish in Saudi Arabia Despite Global Decline?

With more than 600 cinemas remaining shut in North America and a global decline in revenues that reached up to 80% in Europe and Asia, the outlook of the screening film industry seems to be gloomy…

Motasem Al Felou 24, Dec 2021
Jonathan Majors, left, and Damon Wayans Jr. in a scene from "The Harder They Fall." (David Lee/Netflix/TNS)

'The Harder They Fall' Review: A Bloody Good Time in the Old West

The slick, stylish Black cowboy Western "The Harder They Fall" comes out guns blazing, introducing itself like it's kicking down a door. Which, in a sense, it is: Director and co-writer Jeymes Samuel…

Adam Graham 22, Oct 2021

Saba Mubarak: Ajloun’s Daughter is the Diamond of Arab Drama

Anticipation and an expected controversy await the screening of the movie “Amira”, starring Saba Mubarak and produced by scholarMoezMasoud, as the work was chosen for competition during the 5th…

Majalla 27, Aug 2021
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The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

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Killing Yemeni civilians further ruins Israel's global image. Meanwhile, the Houthis cannot defeat Israel militarily.

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The history of tariffs is still being written

29 May 2025

A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy

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Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

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The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

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It’s time to build a regional climate fund

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As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

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