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Diana Estefanía Rubio

El Niño: the climate phenomenon in the Pacific disrupting the world

The Panama Canal has scaled back its daily ship transits from 36 to 32 as of 15 September, as declining rainfall threatens its water supply. At the same time, the Atlantic hurricane season has…

Al Majalla - London 15 September 2026
An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods in Devighat, Bidur Municipality, Nepal's Nuwakot district, on 27 August 2026. PRABIN RANABHAT / AFP

Nepal pays the price for climate change

Melting glaciers and devastating floods are hitting the Himalayas

Bibek Bhandari 02 September 2026

How climate change became a highly charged term in Libya

Libyans say climate change isn't an excuse for the amount of neglect that happened with the maintenance of the dams

Ahmed Maher 21 October 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Natural disasters in first half of 2023 rack up $194b price tag

Deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria earlier this year were followed by the Morocco earthquake, floods in Libya, and an extreme heatwave in Europe, which will further drive costs up

Al Majalla - London 26 September 2023

International recovery support needed after Libya floods

Fares Garabet 18 September 2023
A view shows people looking at the damaged areas in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya September 14, 2023. Reuters

Libya floods: As families search for loved ones, politicians trade blame

The enormity of the destruction in Derna and the surrounding region is immense. In a city of 100,000, 15-20% of the population could be dead or missing.

Ben Fishman 14 September 2023

North Africa reels from natural and man-made disasters

Fares Garabet 14 September 2023
Remains of destroyed houses are seen almost one month after Hurricane Ian landfall in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, U.S., October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Marco Bello/File Photo

Hurricanes and Floods Bring $120 Billion in Insurance Losses in 2022

Hurricane Ian in the United States and floods and Australia helped to make 2022 one of the costliest years on record for natural disasters, Munich Re said on Tuesday, warning that climate change was…

09 January 2023
Flood victims from monsoon rain use a makeshift barge to carry hay for cattle, in Jaffarabad, a district of Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, on Sept. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)

Donors Offer Over $9B For Pakistan After Devastating Floods

Dozens of countries and international institutions on Monday pledged more than $9 billion to help Pakistan recover and rebuild from devastating summer floods, with the sum set to balloon further at a…

AP 09 January 2023
FILE - A child is weighed at a camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia, on Sept. 19, 2022. In many Middle Eastern and African nations, climatic shocks killed hundreds and displaced thousands every year, causing worsening food shortages. With limited resources, they also are among the world’s poorest and most vulnerable to climate change impacts. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

In War-Torn States Hurt By Climate, Scant Hope For New Funds

In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes. These countries and many others in the…

AP 22 November 2022
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Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
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Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
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Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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