The first Arab and African woman to win Olympic boxing gold stepped into both a ring and a global culture war that reveals more about our divisive times than it does about sports or gender
The cost of hosting the Olympics has varied massively in recent years, from Sochi’s $59.7bn in Russia to Salt Lake City’s $2.9bn in the United States. Yet while the cost can be huge, the economic…
The legendary Canadian singer recently revealed her struggle with Stiff Person Syndrome in a moving documentary that showed how one's of the world's biggest stars now struggles to stand and walk.
For over a century, states' disagreements in other areas have spilled over into the world's highest profile sports arena, with boycotts and counter-boycotts. Al Majalla reviews a chequered history.
A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza
Armed groups are being formed in places like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, where state militaries cannot defeat jihadists and separatists alone. Once formed, however, they seldom stay loyal.
For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.