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Vasya Kolotusha

Humanoid robots: the industry set to reshape our lives

Engineering and mechanics have helped these products of the future move. Now AI is helping with understanding and autonomous action. Big developments are unfolding across the world

Marco Mossad 02 November 2026
Olga Aleksandrova

Tech is changing the cat-and-mouse game of protests

Who controls the means of communication and who can use it to their best advantage has been a feature of demonstrations over recent years. The recent French student protests were no different

Marco Mossad 31 October 2026
Grace Russell

Will AI wipe out humanity?

When the creators of artificial intelligence begin to sound the alarm, you know you should be worried

Marco Mossad 17 September 2026
Underwater image of a diver among fish at the North Seymour Island dive site in the Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, taken on 8 March 2024. ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP

The global race for rare earths reaches the ocean floor

A critical mineral found on Japan's seabed has caught US attention, and the two are teaming up to see whether it can yield future benefits and reduce their dependence on China

Abdulfattah Khattab 08 September 2026
Eduardo Ramon

The rare earths powering industries and fuelling conflicts

From Africa to the Arctic, certain metals and minerals are so highly sought after for today's strategic industries that countries will go to war over them. What are they? Al Majalla digs deeper.

Abdulfattah Khattab 18 August 2025
Loretta Napoleoni's book looks at how the internet has fuelled the rise of tech titans who have amassed great wealth and power, often at the expense of workers' rights Shutterstock

A few tech titans controlling our digital world? Double-click for disaster

A new book on 'technocapitalism' by Loretta Napoleoni argues that with such a concentration of online power, worries are more than science fiction.

Osama Esber 19 July 2024
Eduardo Ramon/Getty Images

Are global tech giants facilitating Israel’s war on Gaza?

With $1bn+ deals for vital services like cloud computing and AI software, some say the tech community is complicit in Israeli crimes against Palestinians. The truth is still emerging.

Marco Mossad 31 May 2024
Al Majalla

The new empires of the Internet Age

Cyberspace has upended the old world order

Daniel W. Drezner 04 May 2024
Will Threads be able to dethrone Twitter? Only time will tell, but we’ve learned from experience that content ultimately wins. Nash Weerasekera

Threads v Twitter: The mother of all battles

Will Threads be able to dethrone Twitter? Only time will tell, but we've learned from experience that content ultimately wins.

Khaled Kassar 10 July 2023
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A landslide for Democrats. A rebuke to Donald Trump

04, Nov 2026

Republicans face a tumultuous new era

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
Business & Economy

Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Israel election: musical chairs for parties, not policies

29, Oct 2026

Whoever forms the next government, Benjamin Netanyahu's tenure and effect have been such that, on the key issues, there will be little to no diversion from his policy path

Majed Kayali
Vasya Kolotusha
Science & Technology

Humanoid robots: the industry set to reshape our lives

02, Nov 2026

Engineering and mechanics have helped these products of the future move. Now AI is helping with understanding and autonomous action. Big developments are unfolding across the world

Marco Mossad
QatarEnergy headquarters in the capital, Doha, on 8 November 2022.
 AFP
Business & Economy

Can China's $3bn loan to QatarEnergy revive LNG exports?

03, Nov 2026

While the financing does not mean Beijing has bought Doha's political loyalty, it demonstrates the growing interdependence between the two countries

Abdel-Rahman Ayas

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