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The peril of AI: could it wipe out humanity? Grace Russell
Science & Technology

The peril of AI: could it wipe out humanity?

Al Majalla - London 17 September 2026
Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab Al Majalla/Reuters
Politics

Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

Ibrahim Jalal 17 September 2026
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has some manoeuvring to do after its main ally, the United States, signed a deal that could allow uranium enrichment in Saudi Arabia. Michelle Thompson

Washington’s Saudi nuclear deal tests Israel’s prime minister

Benjamin Netanyahu has kept conspicuously quiet about a US-Saudi nuclear partnership that could allow enrichment in the Gulf. How he handles it could impact Israel's upcoming election

Michael Horowitz 31 July 2026
An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus fired by the Israeli military on the Lebanese side of the border on 10 May 2026. Reuters

The devastating impact of war on southern Lebanon’s farmers

Agriculture is a vital industry in Lebanon and some of the country's most fertile land is in the south, but Israeli munitions have caused immense and lasting damage, the scale of which is now emerging

Thuraya Shahin 30 July 2026
Farmers use a threshing machine as they harvest their wheat in Minya, south of Cairo. Reuters

Will Egypt’s rural development plan stop the young from leaving?

Last year, 17,500 Egyptians took boats to Europe, while three million work in the Gulf. With no rural prospects, they leave for jobs. Can hope be brought back to the countryside?

Amr Emam 29 July 2026
Sharm el-Sheikh is once again attracting tourism capital. Nesma Moharam

Sun, sea, and sales: investors eye up Sharm el-Sheikh’s hotels

Tourist numbers are rising again, hotels and land are cheap, and new flight routes are opening new markets. Egypt's premier Red Sea resort could be in for a makeover

Marcelle Nasr 27 July 2026
Thousands of Yemenis hold posters and portraits of Yemen's ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh during a rally in support of the former president on 24 August 2017. AFP

The last days of Ali Abdullah Saleh 

Based on years of reporting and interviews, this account reconstructs how Yemen's former president forged an alliance with the Houthis, why it collapsed, and the events that led to his death

Anwar Al-Ansi 27 July 2026
The Lebanese novelist Jabbour Douaihy lived between two worlds and two languages Lina Jaradat

Jabbour Douaihy and the art of living between two shores

Five years after his death, Douaihy's novels reveal how one of Lebanon's greatest writers lived between two languages, two worlds, and transformed the news of the day into stories that outlasted it

Bahaa Iy'ali 26 July 2026
The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Daura Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad, 22 December 2024 AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

Energy in Iraq: the new front line between Washington and Tehran

Baghdad is opening its energy sector to US investment while racing to diversify oil exports, strengthen its economy, and reduce its vulnerability to regional conflict

Salam Zaidan 26 July 2026
Lebanese soldiers stand on a road near the entrance to the southern village of Zawtar al-Garhbiya on July 21, 2026. Fadel Itani/AFP

Reclaiming southern Lebanon village by village

Al Majalla visits an area where the locals refused to leave their homes to be used by Hezbollah, so they blocked roads, invited the army in, and coordinated with neighbouring areas

Lina Khatib 25 July 2026
US Vice President JD Vance represents a change in thinking on the American right, with implications for Israel and Iran. Eoin Ryan

The Vance Doctrine

His thoughts on Israel and Iran

Al Majalla - London 24 July 2026
Lina Jaradat

Estrangement and the trial of the soul in Abdullah AlArfaj’s Camphor Leaves

History, memory, and migration converge in a deeply human story of exile and return

Imad Eddine Moussa 23 July 2026
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Houthis seek expansion after reaching Bab al-Mandab

17 September 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

Samer Abou Hawwach
Axel Rangel García
Politics

Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16 September 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

16 September 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares a moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin as Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on during day two of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, on 13 September 2026. REUTERS
Politics

Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15 September 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

Amir Handjani

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