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Details of one of the main buildings in the Alhambra Palace in Granada, on 11 March 1999.
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Culture & Social Affairs

The untapped potential of Arab cultural centres

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush 25 February 2026
Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy? Gregori Saavedra
Politics

Was Jeffrey Epstein a spy?

Al Majalla - London 24 February 2026
Reuters / Al Majalla

A murky beginning and end: the Jeffrey Epstein story

The convicted sex offender rose from obscurity, brushing shoulders with the worlds elite. His suspicious suicide in August 2019 has left a trail of unanswered questions and conspiracy theories behind.

Al Majalla - London 24 February 2026
Undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files. MARTIN BUREAU / AFP

Was Epstein a Mossad operative?

Accounts from different sources confirm he interacted with different spy agencies around the world

Al Majalla - London 24 February 2026
US President Donald Trump holds up a Memorandum of Understanding during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on 19 February 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla / AFP

The dangers of placing Sudan under the Board of Peace's remit

The transfer of sovereign decision-making to external management structures would inevitably cater to the interests of contributors rather than the Sudanese people

Amgad Fareid Eltayeb 23 February 2026
A container ship, docked beside container cranes at the UK's largest freight port, in Felixstowe on the East coast of England. BEN STANSALL / AFP

China, Russia set to make a big splash in the Arctic Sea

Analysts say Europe-Asia trade could become faster and cheaper if cargo ships use the North-East Arctic Passage as an alternative to the Red Sea, but there are problems to overcome.

Nazareth Seferian 22 February 2026
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performs during Super Bowl LX Patriots vs Seahawks Apple Music Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on 8 February 2026. JOSH EDELSON / AFP

Bad Bunny: the unapologetic Puerto Rican pop star

The six-time Grammy Award-winner ruffled MAGA feathers during his Super Bowl performance by singing entirely in Spanish, which, to some, was seen as an affront to 'American' identity

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra 21 February 2026

Hamnet: emotional banality taints would-be cinematic masterpiece

Chloé Zhao's Hamnet enters the awards season adorned with prestige, affirming its place among this year's most anointed films. Yet beneath the acclaim lies a curious emotional hollowness.

Obaid al-Tamimi 21 February 2026
Axel Rangel Garcia

Finding an economic off-ramp to avert a US-Iran war

Iran's vast oil and strategic mineral reserves have moved to the centre of negotiations with the US, which could reshape Trump's calculus

Thuraya Shahin 19 February 2026

Medusa as our ambivalent self: Racha Mounaged’s new poetics

In her debut work, 'The Metamorphoses of Medusa', Belgian-Lebanese poet Racha Mounaged reworks Greek myth through marine science, translation, and political reflection

Alfred J. Naddaff 19 February 2026
Al Majalla

Gold’s ascent points to strains in the dollar-centric global financial order

Rising bullion prices, volatile currency markets, and renewed debate over US monetary strategy reflect deepening doubts about Washington's stewardship of the global financial system

Mohamed Sharki 18 February 2026
Children watch the Indian Air Force (IAF) Surya Kiran aerobatics team performing during Aero India 2025, a military aviation exhibition at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru on 13 February 2025. Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP

India’s record defence budget turns heads

A $86.7bn budget, rapid naval expansion, and longer-range missile development underline New Delhi's drive to modernise its forces and compete more assertively with China and Pakistan

Shakir Husain 17 February 2026
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Ukraine: the war that shook the world

23 February 2026

The conflict has forced Russia to scale back its global footprint and NATO to boost its defence spending. Meanwhile, China and Middle powers have emerged as key beneficiaries.

Christopher Phillips
Reuters / Al Majalla
Politics

Trump has few good options on Iran

16 February 2026

As the US and Iran head to talks in Geneva, competing forces are pulling Trump in opposite directions. There are only two "good" scenarios in front of him, and neither will be easy to achieve.

Michael Horowitz
Reuters / Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Donald Trump answers a Supreme Court rebuke with new tariff threats

21 February 2026

The immediate economic impact will be more uncertainty

The Economist
Reuters-Al Majalla
Politics

Ex-Prince Andrew's arrest rocks the British monarchy

20 February 2026

His arrest is the first for a British royal in modern history and comes after it was revealed he had passed confidential state documents to US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Con Coughlin
Aliaa Aboukhaddour
Culture & Social Affairs

The Kuwaiti collector preserving Fairuz's legacy

16 February 2026

Faris Al-Muhanna dreams of one day creating a digital archive to safeguard the history and memory of Lebanon's most iconic artist for future generations

Charbel Khoury

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