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Cancer therapies in 2026: a new era of hope

Al Majalla - London 07 July 2026
A paper collector pulls his handcart past billboards lining the boulevard along the protocol route ahead of the NATO Summit in Ankara on 2 July 2026. Adem ALTAN / AFP
Politics

Ankara’s high-stakes NATO summit: what is on the agenda?

Omer Onhon 06 July 2026
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Trump tariffs hit Canada and Mexico hard, but China not so much

Last week, President Donald Trump imposed 10% tariffs on China after reaching last-minute agreements with Canada and Mexico to delay tariffs by 30 days. China responded by slapping tariffs of 15% on…

Al Majalla - London 11 February 2025
Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. Mandel NGAN / AFP

The chaos at USAID, explained

Experts warn that dissolving the agency would be a gift to US adversaries

John Haltiwanger and Christina Lu 11 February 2025
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How Trump’s tariff policy will shape the world

China is fighting back, but other countries will struggle to respond

Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze 09 February 2025
Author Leonardo Garzaro

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Brazilian writer Leonardo Garzaro on names and identity

The author and journalist's latest well-researched book, 'The Guardian of Names', explores the power and impact of naming. He speaks to Al Majalla about the creative process and his influences.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 08 February 2025
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

In our monthly film round-up, we showcase the latest silver screen offerings, including some classics reimagined for today's generation

Areej Jamal 05 February 2025
Alex Wiliam

China's DeepSeek deals early blow to Trump’s AI dream

When a start-up using 2,000 old Nvidia chips produced a ChatGPT rival for $6mn, investors took around $1tn out of the big US tech firms. Donald Trump called it 'a wake-up call'. Never a truer word.

Abdulfattah Khattab 05 February 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Deepseek disruption embarrasses American AI

Last week, Chinese start-up company Deepseek disrupted the AI market with the launch of its R1 model. Upon the launch of its AI chatbot, the company revealed in a research paper that it spent only …

Al Majalla - London 04 February 2025
The most famous of the militias who fought in the American Revolution was the Minutemen, who played an important role in the initial years of the war effort against the British. Shutterstock

Militias in history: From ancient roots to modern might

HTS's recent overthrow of the Assad regime recalls the key role militias played throughout history—from Sudan's recent civil war all the way back to the American Revolution. Al Majalla explains.

Steve Hewitt 04 February 2025
Sebastien Thibault

Will Stargate give America an AI advantage over China?

A $500bn project involving key industry players is designed to build the gargantuan infrastructure needed to support the expansion of the AI revolution. For the US president, it is also about winning.

Marco Mossad 01 February 2025
US President Donald Trump holds the executive order he signed in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 23, 2025. ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP

Trump’s tariffs run the risk of tit-for-tat moves on a global scale

How much of the US president's rhetoric on trade translates into actual action will soon become clear, but there are risks to his tactics at home as well as worldwide

Nazareth Seferian 31 January 2025
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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