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Five defining literary works all published a century ago in 1925 Al Majalla/Getty
Culture & Social Affairs

Five defining literary works all published a century ago in 1925

Mukhlis Al-Saghir 07, Jul 2025
Putin talks Islamists, gold, and nuclear power with Mali’s leader Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Putin talks Islamists, gold, and nuclear power with Mali’s leader

Sergey Eledinov 05, Jul 2025
Protesters lift the Lebanese flag on the third anniversary of August 4 Beirut blast on August 4, 2023 in Beirut, Lebanon. Marwan Tahtah/Getty Images

In a provisional land, you wait for something that never arrives

Assimilation is the key to staying afloat as you "wait" indefinitely, pretending everything is exactly as it should be – even as your soul erodes and the world around you rots.

Paul Chaoul 05, Sep 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shaking hands after a press conference following a meeting in Sochi on 4 September, 2023. AFP

Putin and Erdoğan leave Sochi with no big breakthroughs

The global community was hoping that the Sochi summit could revive the Black Sea grain deal but no such progress was made. Al Majalla outlines what the two leaders discussed in Sochi.

Omer Onhon 05, Sep 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron meets the people of Managala in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea on July 28, 2023. AFP

A domino of losses: France's economy and the Gabon coup

French interests in Africa seem to be collapsing like dominoes under the guillotine of coups, causing significant losses to the French economy, which depends on Africa's natural resources.

Mohamed Sharki 04, Sep 2023
Leaders of the BRICS countries pose for a group photo in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023. AP

Is an expanded BRICS a threat to the West?

The expansion of BRICS should be seen not as the disrupter of the Western-dominated global order, but as a symptom of the fact that this order has already passed.

Christopher Phillips 01, Sep 2023

Diplomacy takes a back seat amid string of African coups

Fares Garabet 31, Aug 2023
Spain's Barcelona and Mexico's America players show a sign reading "#Se acabo, 。No estas sola!" (It's over, you're not alone) in support of Spain's midfielder Jenni Hermoso before the start of a friendly women's football match. AFP

How an unsolicited kiss at the Women's World Cup gave Spain its "Me Too" moment

A protest movement under the hashtag 'Se Acaba' or 'Enough' has swept Spain after the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation forcibly kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the mouth.

Bryn Haworth 30, Aug 2023
Huaorani Indians on the river in Ecaduor's Amazon jungle in Yasuni national park. Shutterstock

How a constitutional clause saved a slice of Ecuador's breathtaking rainforest

In the face of opposition from both the fossil fuel companies and the state, a referendum was able to stop oil production in the UNESCO-recognised Yasuní National Park

Bryn Haworth 30, Aug 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Now defunct, the Black Sea grain deal served these countries

China was the leading export destination of agricultural products from Ukraine secured by the Black Sea Grain Initiative as of 17 July 2023, the date of the suspension of the agreement, at eight…

Al Majalla - London 29, Aug 2023

Will AI take over the world?

Fares Garabet 28, Aug 2023
The Brazilian football star's recent move to Al-Hilal grabbed international headlines. Al Majalla sheds light on Neymar's distinguished career and how the move will impact the Saudi football scene. Nigel Buchanan

Neymar: The Brazilian football star changing the face of Saudi football

The Brazilian football star's recent move to Al-Hilal grabbed international headlines. Al Majalla sheds light on his distinguished career and how the move will impact the Saudi football scene.

Ali Mahmoud Khodir 26, Aug 2023
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Iran’s waning influence

27 June 2025

Our July issue features in-depth articles and expert analyses exploring the future of Iran's influence and the long-term reverberations for the region

Al Majalla - London
Lina Jaradat
Culture & Social Affairs

Gaza’s ‘death trap’ aid centres: a real-life Hunger Games

02 July 2025

Israel's commandeering of aid distribution in Gaza forces starving Palestinians to run the gauntlet at centres with biometric monitoring systems, armed security, and life-or-death hazards

Hala Al-Naji
People gather to celebrate after Lebanese parliament elects army chief Joseph Aoun as the new president, on January 9, 2025, in Al-Aaishiyah, Lebanon. Ramiz Dallah/Getty
Politics

Lebanon’s second chance at statehood

02 July 2025

The crippling of Hezbollah's dominance and the Assad regime's fall in Syria have created a narrow but historic opening for the Lebanese people

Paul Salem
Lina Jaradat
Business & Economy

Oman is quietly redefining its development model

29 June 2025

It is no longer the Gulf's quiet outlier but a country quietly setting a new standard for sustainable economic development in the region

Neil Quilliam
Lina Jaradat
Politics

How the Middle East can capitalise on Iran’s regional setback

02 July 2025

The US security umbrella will focus on Iran's direct threats, but regional states should deal with Tehran's residual proxy groups in the region

James Jeffrey

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