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Axel Rangel García

'The Odyssey': the Greek epic that has survived millennia

Christopher Nolan's latest film is the latest in a long line of works that retell the timeless tale

Bahaa Iy'ali 04 August 2026
Sir Christopher's Nolan's 2026 film 'The Odyssey' is the latest step on an epic journey for Homer's 3,000-year-old poem. Axel Rangel García

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: Homer reborn in IMAX

The journey from spoken word to written form to giant cinema screens taken by this 3,000-year-old story in some ways matches that of its protagonist

Azeddine Bourkia 29 July 2026
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

A monthly tour of the newest movie releases from the Arab world and beyond

Wael Said 01 July 2026
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

Cinema's changing face on display at Cannes

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 12 May 2026
Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed holds two awards during the opening ceremony of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries in the Egyptian port city of Alexandria, late on 14 September 2010. AMR AHMAD / AFP

Daoud Abdel Sayed and the cinema of quiet rebellion

Throughout his career, the renowned Egyptian film director challenged authority, rejected easy answers, and remained rooted in lived experience

Hazem Massoud 18 April 2026
A scene from the film 'Sirat' by French director Oliver Laxe

Walking 'The Path' with Oliver Laxe and Abdulnasser Gharem

A shared idea of passage links the themes of two films, where the road becomes a metaphor for trial shaped by survival and the risk of collapse

Abdullah Al-Oqaibi 04 April 2026

Al Majalla's Film Watch: motherhood in cinema

On the occasion of Mother's Day, we tour the newest movie releases that tackle the complex theme, while also reviewing an older classic for good measure

Wael Said 21 March 2026
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

For International Women's Day 2026, we tour the newest movie releases by female directors, while also reviewing an older classic for good measure

Wael Said 07 March 2026
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

A tour of the newest movie releases and an older classic for good measure

Wael Said 10 February 2026
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Al Majalla's Film Watch: the best of Youssef Chahine

On the centenary of his birth, Al Majalla highlights some of the many standout films of the legendary Egyptian director's illustrious career

Areej Jamal 25 January 2026
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Iran's new war cabinet is really an old one

15 August 2026

The appointments show how Tehran is drawing lessons from successive wars and preparing for a prolonged period of insecurity

Alex Vatanka
US political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 18 July 2024. ANGELA WEISS / AFP
Profiles

Tucker Carlson: America’s right-wing insurgent-in-chief

12 August 2026

The former Fox News presenter, who now wields more influence over US politics than he did at the network from 2009-23, is now a vehement critic of Trump in recent months, in part over Israel

Kamal Alam
 Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighters arrive after eight hours of walking in Mekele, the capital of the Tigray region, Ethiopia, on 29 June 2021. Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
Politics

Why clashes in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are ominous

11 August 2026

Both the government in Addis Ababa and armed Tigrayan independence fighters have their supporters, from as near as next door to as far away as Tel Aviv

Amr Emam
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

Why cotton fibres could be key in the global arms race

13 August 2026

War is driving demand for munitions, and the fibres from cotton seeds are used to produce artillery shells. With only a few producers, demand is soaring.

Abdulfattah Khattab
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Preserving Amazigh heritage: from oral tradition to AI

15 August 2026

The spoken word has kept a key component of Algeria's social mosaic alive for generations, but now technology is stepping in to do the heavy lifting

Noureddine Bessaadi

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