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Cutting waste: Saudi Arabia paves the path toward circularity

Building upon its exemplary energy leadership, Riyadh is also leading the way in waste management, using its know-how for the betterment of the planet

Faisal Faeq 29 January 2026
Lina Jaradat

COP30 in Brazil: a new test of climate action will

For the first time, the United Nations Climate Change Conference is being held in an Amazonian city. Can its position at the heart of the climate crisis lead to tangible action?

Alaa Emara 13 November 2025
Al Majalla

Turning waste into power: Oman’s energy transition gains steam

Muscat's decision to proceed with a utility-scale waste-to-energy (WTE) facility in Barka marks a significant development in its energy and environmental policy

Neil Quilliam 16 September 2025
A sign on a building slide with a silhouette depicting US president-elect Donald Trump that reads, "Climate crisis won't stop for a climate denier" on November 18, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. LUIS ROBAYO / AFP

Has Trump’s second term killed off ESG?

The famed framework for evaluating a firm's environmental, social, and governance impact has informed investment choices for several years. Have Trump's White House edicts left it bruised, or buried?

Nazareth Seferian 03 April 2025
Participating world leaders and delegates pose for a family photo during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 12, 2024. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP

Did COP29 deliver real climate solutions?

The world needed to agree on how much rich nations would pay poorer nations for climate financing. After a walkout in Baku, delegates agreed on a figure that was cheered by some and derided by others.

Nazareth Seferian 27 November 2024
Coca-Cola and Pepsi have faced mounting pressure to reduce their carbon footprint and pollution. Sara Gironi Carnevale

Eco war: Coca-Cola and Pepsi fight to out-green each other

Plastic bottles contribute a quarter of the pollution affecting seas and oceans. The biggest two companies are trying to out 'green' each other, but doubts are being cast over their recycling plans.

Kawthar Zantour 15 March 2024
The film premiere of the Horizon documentary Netflix

Netflix documentary 'Horizon' showcases Saudi Arabia’s natural beauty

From the turtles of the Farasan Islands to the ibex of the Asir Mountains, the Horizon documentary captures the Kingdom's diverse wildlife and scenery, alongside its environmental preservation efforts

Nawwar Jabbour 20 January 2024
Philip Hamilton.

'Red' is for endangered: Film offers hope for nature

Philips Hamilton's film 'Red' takes its name from the sea, and from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's 'Red List' of endangered species. Today, awareness is on the rise globally.

Bryn Haworth 20 October 2023
Saudi Arabia has successfully launched practical environmental initiatives: its pioneering Green Saudi Arabia and Green Middle East sustainability initiatives are only a fraction of its massive efforts to combat climate change. Nicola Ferrarese

How Saudi Arabia is building a realistic roadmap for a circular carbon economy

Saudi Arabia has successfully launched practical environmental initiatives to combat climate change and reach zero carbon by 2060

Faisal Faeq 06 June 2023
Patrick Janssen, co-founder of the organisation Dung Dung, shows a tile made from recycled human hair that is used to absorb polluting chemical substances in water, in Waremme, Belgium December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Human Hair Recycled in Belgium to Protect the Environment

Coiffeurs across Belgium are sweeping up and bagging hair clipped from their customers, and then handing it over to an NGO that recycles it to protect the environment. The Hair Recycle project…

28 December 2022
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Business & Economy

US-China summit: this time, Xi sets the agenda

13 May 2026

Washington and Beijing have much to discuss during Donald Trump's visit. As they meet, both presidents will find that they are playing with different hands.

Shirley Ze Yu
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

What the new US Fed chair could do differently

13 May 2026

Jerome Powell's successor, Kevin Warsh, takes the reins at a critical fiscal moment, as inflationary pressures caused by the US war on Iran begin to take effect worldwide.

Toufic Chanbour
Al Majalla
Politics

Is it the end of the two-party system in the UK?

13 May 2026

Britons seem fed up with establishment parties after Labour's disastrous performance in this week's local elections, and the Tories' similar failure two years ago

Con Coughlin
Festival General Delegate Thierry Fremaux speaks in front of the Cannes Festival official poster from the movie "Thelma & Louise" during a press conference in Cannes, France, on 11 May 2026. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Culture & Social Affairs

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

11 May 2026

This year, the renowned film festival appears to be addressing a world where films are made and consumed differently, while maintaining its legacy as the world's foremost arena for art cinema

Firas Al-Madi
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the day of the EU Leaders and Regional Partners Summit in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 24 April 2026.
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Politics

Are Lebanon-Israel talks a mistake? The view from Cairo

11 May 2026

Egyptian officials believe US-Israeli pressure to rapidly disarm Hezbollah could backfire and plunge Lebanon into a new civil war

Amr Emam

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