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A picture taken on 24 January 2014 shows covers of the comic series Tintin translated into several languages at the Casterman publisher headquarters in Brussels.  AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

From Tintin to Tetouan: the rise of Moroccan comics

Najeeb Mubarak 21 June 2026
Iran's conservative Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf addresses supporters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on June 26, 2024, during his election campaign ahead of a presidential vote to replace the late president. ATTA KENARE / AFP
Politics

The war inside Iran's right

Alex Vatanka 19 June 2026
FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired. Martha Kochanek

From childhood hero to friend: My journey with Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi

FIFA bans, ardent fans and an enduring legacy... Iraqi football legend Ahmed Radhi died of Covid-19 in 2020, but his memory remains vivid in the minds of the nation he inspired.

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 15 August 2023
Moroccan writer Mohamed Aslim is a prominent authority on artificial intelligence in the Arab world. He talks to Al Majalla about the promise and the threat of cutting-edge tech and what it may bring next. Majalla

Navigating the impact of AI on literature and beyond

Moroccan writer Mohamed Aslim is a prominent authority on artificial intelligence in the Arab world. He talks to Al Majalla about the promise and the threat of cutting-edge tech and what it may bring.

Najeeb Mubarak 14 August 2023
Amid a crippling economic crisis, Alawites who backed the regime seem to be demanding payback for a war they fought with their blood, sweat and tears. Majalla

Is an Alawite protest movement emerging in Syria's coastal areas?

Amid a crippling economic crisis, Alawites who backed the regime seem to be demanding payback for a war they fought with their blood, sweat and tears.

Manaf Saad 14 August 2023
The origins of this mafia class can be traced back to the power vacuum the US invasion of Iraq created in 2003. 20 years later its influence is pervasive and its presence ostentatious. AP/AFP/MAJALLA

The conspicuous rise of Iraq's mafia class

The origins of this mafia class can be traced back to the power vacuum the US invasion of Iraq created in 2003. 20 years later, its influence is pervasive and its presence aggravating.

Ayad Al-Anbar 13 August 2023
Jihadists were able to portray the presence of US troops as an 'occupation', which some extremists fell prey to, birthing the first wave of jihadist terrorism, which lasted through the 1990s. Eleanor Shakespeare

How jihadists exploited the aftermath of the First Gulf War to build a global terrorist network

Jihadists were able to portray the presence of US troops in the region as an 'occupation', which some extremists fell prey to, birthing the first wave of jihadist terrorism in the 1990s.

Charles Lister 12 August 2023
Al Majalla writer Matar Al-Ahmadi revealed confidential discussions of the Kuwaiti cabinet meeting held two weeks before Iraq's invasion in 1990. Al Majalla

Classified discussions between Kuwaiti ministers ahead of Iraq invasion revealed

Pulling from its rich archives, an Al Majalla report reveals that Kuwaiti officials did not expect a full-scale invasion and, as such, did not have the necessary defensive measures in place.

Al Majalla - London 11 August 2023
Noah's Ark in St Maurizio church Shutterstock

Climate change has existed since the beginning of time

Climate change has become a pressing global issue in recent years as its effects become increasingly evident. But it is not entirely new to our planet. Al Majalla explains.

Taissier Khalaf 10 August 2023
The USS Thomas Hudner guided missile destroyer and other American military equipment were deployed to Gulf waters in response to Iranian threats in July. Shutterstock

The future of America's Middle East posture is now

While security cooperation certainly does not need a large US footprint, regional partners will always prefer a robust and sizable presence.

Bilal Saab 08 August 2023
Abdullah Al-Dardari, the assistant secretary-general of the UN tells Al Majalla how the Middle East can rise to the challenges it faces in a complex world. UNDP

Al-Dardari: Early recovery is the best way to address the Middle East's multiple crises

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the UN assistant secretary-general says the traditional approach of dealing with issues in silos no longer works and a 360 approach is needed.

Ibrahim Hamidi 08 August 2023
Shushtar is an ancient fortress city. Much of its past agricultural productivity derives from the Roman-built irrigation system which centered on the Band-e Kaisar, the first dam bridge in Iran. Shutterstock

A dam problem: How Iran’s water crisis flows from the Revolutionary Guard

Fears grow that much of Iran will be uninhabitable in 40 years as it diverts rivers to feed nuclear plans, worsening a long drought and risking social unrest, at the behest of the military elite

Badia Fahs 07 August 2023
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Trump’s 2026 Iran deal differs from Obama’s 2015 JCPOA

18 June 2026

Although an MOU will be officially signed on 19 June, there are already significant differences a decade later, despite the US aim being largely similar. Could Trump open Iran like Nixon opened China?

Robert Ford
Sara Gironi Carnevale
Science & Technology

A smarter ball, or a safer one? The header dilemma facing world football

11 June 2026

The official World Cup ball showcases the latest advances in football technology, but new research questions whether future designs should prioritise brain safety as well as performance

Marco Mossad
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian holding a memorandum of understanding he and US President Donald Trump signed to end the US-Iran war on 17 June, 2026. IRINN Iranian state television/AFP
Politics

How a US-Iran deal will impact Gulf relations with Tehran

17 June 2026

As a costly war draws to a close, Tehran has the chance to chart a new course in relation to its neighbours, but that requires a change of mindset

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil
Stefano Summo
Culture & Social Affairs

World Cup songs: from local themes to global industry

11 June 2026

Football's biggest tournament has come to adopt a single soundtrack every four years to give each offering a distinct identity. Is this genuine culture, or a mass marketing technique?

Najeeb Mubarak
Al Majalla
Politics

How Pakistan quietly brokered the historic US-Iran deal

16 June 2026

Islamabad kept both sides talking even as missiles were being launched. That tenacity looks to have paid dividends in a way that could yet reshape the Middle East's power dynamics.

Kaswar Klasra

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