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Inside Christopher Nolan's ongoing legacy and his directorial mark in cinema. Universal Pictures / Warner Bros / Al Majalla

Lifting the curtain on Christopher Nolan's legacy of time-bending, formula-breaking blockbusters

'Oppenheimer', inching closer to $1bn at the global box office, has all the markings of Nolan's signature touch. We break down his distinct style, two decades in the making.

Mohammed Rouda 30 September 2023

A weekly roundup of screenings at movie theaters around the world

Dead for a Dollar ★★★ ◆ Directed by: Walter Hill ◆ Genre: Western [US] ◆ Lead role: Willem Dafoe "Every movie I've made is a Western," director Walter Hill says of all his films, even non…

Mohammed Rouda 09 September 2022
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Saudi Arabia's nuclear ambitions

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Washington - or a turn elsewhere?

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Why Israel may want to start ‘fighting smart’ in Lebanon

02 August 2026

An Israeli diplomat recently told Lebanese Shiites that Israel did not see them as the enemy, but it is a difficult argument to make given the death and destruction. Is there a better way?

Frederic C. Hof
Workers are seen through a pipe at a construction site on the extension of Russia's TurkStream gas pipeline. Reuters
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Getting the oil out: exploring Hormuz alternatives

03 August 2026

Al Majalla looks at potential new export routes that big oil producers can use to offset Iran's control over key regional waterways

Sharif Mohammad
Mustafa Ali Abu Bakr, 76, stands in front of his family’s graves after they were broken by Israeli soldiers near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on 31 July 2026. Reuters
Politics

Settler attacks increase ahead of Israel election

03 August 2026

Settlement expansion in the West Bank is popular with Israeli voters, which explains the uptick in violence in recent weeks

Sherine Younes
A member of the Popular Mobilisation Forces monitors the Iraq-Syria border in Al-Qaim, January 23, 2026. AFP
Politics

Iraq’s armed factions are still three steps ahead of Baghdad

03 August 2026

Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has vowed to dissolve armed groups by the end of September, but this is highly unlikely. Al Majalla explains why.

Salam Zaidan

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