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The Esports World Cup is currently being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia fits into the Kingdom’s strategy

Gamers gathering in Riyadh to compete for major prizes has helped grab investors' attention regarding the screen-shattering growth of the sector, with all trend lines pointing up

Turki Harbi and Maryam Aljohani 09 August 2024

The story of football in Syria is the story of the country's social and political development

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Football in Syria shows the social and political change of a nation

From the Ottoman era through the French Mandate and beyond, football's development in Syria is a tale of cultural change and social adaptation, charting a pattern of development followed by decay.

Nawwar Jabbour 03 April 2024

Majalla’s Year in Review

The year 2021 has been full of political events ranging between Arab reconciliation, the war on Gaza, the delay of the long-awaited Libyan elections, the power outages and economic crisis in Lebanon,…

Majalla 31 December 2021

Zebiba (Asmaa Ramadan) participating in a weightlifting competition in a scene from “Lift Like a Girl”. (Supplied)

“Lift like a Girl”: Documenting the Journey of an Egyptian Weightlifter

When storytellers decide to document a story, they should have something to say through it. The rule also says: If you do not have something to tell, do not make the movie! Many people can have the…

Salma Adham 31 July 2021

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