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In a new study, researchers found that social isolation may be implicated in brain atrophy and may play a major role in the emergence of symptoms of depression. Chiara Vercesi

How social isolation can actually shrink your brain

Modern societies are facing a new epidemic that causes a wide range of diseases and reduces the quality of life for millions of people. Al Majalla outlines ways to protect against social isolation.

Mohammed Mansour 12 August 2023
Passengers push their luggage through the international arrivals hall at Beijing Capital International Airport after China lifted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine requirement for inbound travellers in Beijing, China January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

China Retaliates Against S.Korea's COVID Curbs, Says Outbreaks Past Peaks

Beijing retaliated on Tuesday against South Korea's COVID-19 curbs on travelers from China, while state media further downplayed the severity of the outbreak in the last major economy to reopen its…

10 January 2023
File photo of a previous meeting between Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Regional Isolation, Economic Crises Prompt Ankara to Change Foreign Policy

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on January 3 that he will travel to Saudi Arabia next month. “I received an invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin…

Ahmed Taher 21 January 2022
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Lebanon-Israel talks: diplomacy under bombs

20 May 2026

Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.

Michael Horowitz
Lamine Yamal raises the Palestinian flag during Barcelona's celebrations of their Spanish League title in Barcelona, ​​2026. AP
Culture & Social Affairs

How Gaza pushed Israel out of Europe’s moral order

18 May 2026

Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge

Shadi Alaa Aldin
Axel Rangel Garcia
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Why the US clings to a failed siege strategy in Cuba

15 May 2026

Crippling US sanctions on Havana were designed to force regime change, but six decades of crippling embargo have only cemented it

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra
A gas facility off the Suez Desert Road outside Cairo, Egypt, on 1 September 2020.
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Business & Economy

Egypt repays energy firms with an eye on self sufficiency

19 May 2026

Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities

Sharif Mohammad
Mark Smith
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The philosopher king of Palantir: Alex Karp says the quiet part out loud on X

18 May 2026

The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'

Bryn Haworth

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