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Some observers are speculating that the Chinese decision could spell the end for the dollar’s dominance. Shutterstock

Is the petrodollar losing its lustre?

Some observers are speculating that the Chinese decision could spell the end for the dollar's dominance

Faisal Faeq 15 April 2023
Hot Air Balloon Festival over Mada'in Saleh (Hegra) ancient site, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. was taken in 2020 Mar 18 Shutterstock

The promising future of Arab tourism

Countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco have been traditional magnets for tourists in the region, but now GCC countries are becoming rising competitors

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi 05 April 2023
This picture taken on December 12, 2022 shows an aerial view of an old fort in the Khaybar oasis in northwestern Saudi Arabia. Getty Images

Ancient Saudi fort in need of preservation

The importance of fully examining structural history above and below ground cannot be overstated and preservation efforts are urgently needed in Khaybar to protect what is there

Reem Al-Kamali 30 March 2023
A man in Tehran holds a local newspaper reporting on its front page the China-brokered deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties, signed in Beijing the previous day, on March, 11 2023. AFP

Will the Saudi-Iran deal reshuffle the regional security deck?

Three factors that limit optimism over the deal are Iran's radicals, China's unwillingness to play a more significant security role in the region and Israel's fear over Iran's nuclear programme 

Bilal Saab 21 March 2023
Saudi state minister Musaed bin Muhammad Al-Aiban, Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Wang Yi and Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani. DPA

Why China is mediating in the Middle East

With significant and deepening interests in the Middle East, Beijing's growing role in geopolitics is reshaping both the region and China's reputation in global diplomacy, first via Riyadh and Tehran

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 14 March 2023
The West's mistaken belief that the BRI is a play by Beijing to boost its military power clashes with China's principle of peaceful development. Eduardo Ramon

What Saudi Arabia can learn from China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The West's mistaken belief that the BRI is a play by Beijing to boost its military power clashes with China's principle of peaceful development

Becky Shen 14 March 2023
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Saudi Flag Day: A celebration of great significance

A royal decree issued by King Salman recently marked 11 March as Flag Day for citizens to celebrate the flag's significance throughout history

Khalid al-Ghannami 11 March 2023
While the state has been on a steady path towards women empowerment, the Saudi Vision 2030 has turned steps into giant leaps Eleanor Shakespeare

Saudi Arabia is embracing the aspiring woman

While the state has been on a steady path towards women empowerment, the Saudi Vision 2030 has turned steps into giant leaps

Abeer Albraheem 07 March 2023
This transformational development is part of the Kingdom's broad Vision 2030 reforms, which also support women's rights, a developed legislative system, and a renewed economic policy Julien Pacaud

Saudi Arabia experiencing transformational development in the realm of philosophy

This transformational development is part of the Kingdom's broad Vision 2030 reforms, which also support women's rights, a developed legislative system, and a renewed economic policy

Saad Almuharib 05 March 2023
During the reigns of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad and Saud bin Abdulaziz, Diriyah became the most important city the Arab world, second only to the two Holy Mosques Nash Weerasekera

Diriyah: The capital of the first Saudi state

During the reigns of Abdulaziz bin Muhammad and Saud bin Abdulaziz, Diriyah became the most important city the Arab world, second only to Mecca

Abdullah Al-Rashid 22 February 2023
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2025 highlights and what to look out for in 2026

30 December 2025

Al Majalla reflects on this year and the first quarter of the 21st century, highlighting standout achievements, events and trends

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AI in 2026: from performance to power and privilege

30 December 2025

Going forward, the key question won't be what AI can do, but how we will power it and who will be granted the privilege of working alongside it

Omar Harkous
US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) speak to reporters upon Netanyahu's arrival at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on 29 December 2025. JIM WATSON / AFP
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A closer look at the Trump-Netanyahu meeting reveals gaps

01 January 2026

The two appeared to be in lockstep in many areas, but dig deep, and you will see where they don't align. So, what does this mean for the region? Al Majalla explains.

Elie Kossaifi
An aerial view shows pigeons flying over the Marjeh square in Syria's capital Damascus on 12 December 2024. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP
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The history of Damascus pulses through Marjeh Square

30 December 2025

If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes

Khalil Sweileh
A crowd of people at a march organized by the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen, on 21 December 2025.
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Why South Yemen secession isn't a real possibility

30 December 2025

No single party in Yemen can can impose dominance over the other through military force, nor can any side achieve dominance solely by relying on external actors

Anwar Al-Ansi

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