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Mo Amer in 'Mo' Eddy Chen/Netflix

‘Mo’: a rare humanization of Palestinians on mainstream TV

Now streaming on Netflix, Season 2 delves deeper into the fight for freedom far from Palestine, shining a light on refugee pain and their longing for the homeland

Nawwar Jabbour 17 March 2025
The Fall of the House of Usher Credit: Eike Schroter (Netflix)

Netflix horror series does great justice to Edgar Allan Poe classic

A look at a recent TV horror series and its links to the original short story 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by the famed 19th-century author and father of Gothic horror.

Nawwar Jabbour 27 December 2023
A still from Netflix's docuseries 'Spy Ops'. Netflix

Netflix docuseries ‘Spy Ops’ explores top global espionage operations

A look inside the eight-episode docuseries 'Spy Ops' on Netflix explores some of the most high-profile covert intelligence operations that rocked the world.

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 03 November 2023
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Netflix’s "Black Mirror" is back with a more subtle shock value

A rich and rebellious season has been greeted with underwhelmed reviews on social media, in a world where real-life events have made it harder for satirists to shock with provocative fiction

Areej Jamal 26 July 2023
Cleopatra (Adele James) rules over the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Queen Cleopatra (2023) Netflix

Netflix docuseries sparks debate and anger over Cleopatra's skin colour

The associated controversy surrounding the docuseries has stirred debate over Cleopatra's true origins and physical features

Areej Jamal 19 April 2023
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Jared Kushner and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interact in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 April 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/ REUTERS
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‘Kushner and Witkoff spoiled the US-Iran talks’

13 April 2026

Sources tell Al Majalla that Iran was able to build a rapport with US Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, but sensed his hands were tied in the presence of Trump's son-in-law and close friend

Kamal Alam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

China and Russia's calculated backing of Iran

12 April 2026

Both Beijing and Moscow have pragmatic reasons to help Tehran raise the cost of US action. Each sees value in offering limited but meaningful support.

Michael Horowitz
Iranians mark 40 days since Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes at a demonstration in Tehran on 9 April, 2026. Majid Asgaripour / AFP
Politics

The US and Iran mull next moves amid shaky truce

10 April 2026

Washington weighs the desire to avoid a protracted war with offsetting the appearance of defeat, as Tehran debates whether to consolidate gains before conditions shift or press perceived advantages

Alex Vatanka
Al Majalla
Politics

The US-Iran war tanked Trump's popularity at home

07 April 2026

Instead of the "no endless wars" they were promised, Americans were thrown into a disastrous war and were feeling the economic pinch at the gas pump

Brian Katulis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shake hands during a session at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on 29 March 2026. Reuters
Politics

Palestinian executions are now official Israel policy

08 April 2026

Israel's parliament approved a draconian death penalty law last week that only applies to Palestinian prisoners, in a move that the UN says "would constitute a war crime"

Khaled Essam Eleslamboly

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