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Sara Padovan

When myth replaces medicine

As social media transforms how people seek medical advice, figures such as Barbara O'Neill offer something conventional medicine rarely can: absolute certainty

Mohammed Mansour 27 August 2026
A Pakistani woman with tuberculosis holds different antibiotics. Around 1.5 million people in Pakistan suffer from the illness, which is increasingly becoming drug-resistant. TBIJ/BSAC/Khaula Jamil

World leaders commit to action to ensure the future of modern medicine

The goal is to reduce global deaths associated with drug-resistant bacteria by 10% by 2030 and ensure that at least 70% of antibiotics used globally belong to the safer WHO Access group

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus 26 September 2024
An Egyptian doctor wearing two protective masks checks a patient's lung X-ray at the infectious diseases unit of the Imbaba Hospital in Cairo. Ahmed HASAN / AFP

IMF reform demands leave Egyptians worried about healthcare

A new law to get the private sector more involved in the country's public health system could be bad news, say patients and doctors. Others think it is the jab in the arm that Egypt's hospitals need.

Marcelle Nasr 08 June 2024
Millions in northeast Syria struggle to get the medical care that they need. A special Al Majalla investigation talks to medics, patients, and families to shed light on the growing problem. Nash Weerasekera

The fight for healthcare in northeast Syria

Millions in northeast Syria struggle to get the medical care that they need. A special Al Majalla investigation talks to medics, patients, and families to shed light on the growing problem.

Shivan Ibrahim 03 February 2024
The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics center in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, France, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

Amazon To Wind Down Its Healthcare Service For Businesses

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) plans to shut down its virtual healthcare service by the end of this year, the retailer said on Wednesday, as a deal to buy a rival provider awaits regulatory approval. …

25 August 2022
An Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) health worker checks the body temperature of a woman before collecting a sample to test for the Covid-19 coronavirus, at Bangalore, India, on May 31, 2021. (Getty Images)

Women in India Come Together to Fight COVID-19

India’s history contains several examples of women rising in unison not just to advocate for gender issues but also to spearhead some of the most significant socioeconomic movements within the…

Akanksha Khullar 04 June 2021
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Iraq at risk of fragmentation

22, Oct 2026

This week's cover story details how militia influence undermines state institutions, deepens sectarian divisions and creates security vacuums that IS could exploit

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Culture & Social Affairs

The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

23, Oct 2026

Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

Waddah Abu Jamea
A general view of the Cairo Citadel overlooking parts of Taiz, Yemen, on 24 May 2022. Reuters
Politics

Taiz: a centre for enlightenment and cultural coexistence

22, Oct 2026

The ancient city is the latest target of a Houthi battle for territory, identity, and the country's future

Anwar Al-Ansi
A worker counts money at a petrol station in Cairo on 26 July 2024, as Egypt’s government announced yesterday a new increase in fuel prices. AHMED HASAN / AFP
Business & Economy

How the Egyptian economy weathered regional turmoil

22, Oct 2026

Saved from default in 2024, Egypt's macroeconomic policies and central bank flexibility have helped steady the ship amid the fallout of Israel's war on Gaza and the US war on Iran

Sharif Mohammad
A supporter wears a T-shirt of opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro during a rally to launch his runoff campaign in Goiania, Brazil, on 6 October 2026. AP Photo/Eraldo Peres
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Flávio Bolsonaro: Brazil's next president?

18, Oct 2026

Lula's challenger won 47% of the vote in first-round polls. Will he win the run-off, too?

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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