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Cancer therapies in 2026: a new era of hope Al Majalla
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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
Tourists enter the Swakopmund Museum on June 23, 2017, Namibia. GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP

One of the smallest museums in Africa might be its most important

A curator's battle to commemorate Germany's forgotten genocide in Namibia

The Economist 08 May 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Global gold production on the rise

Global production of gold reached approximately 3,000 metric tonnes in 2023. China, Australia, Russia, Canada, and the United States were, respectively, the largest producers of gold in the world…

Al Majalla - London 07 May 2024
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The new empires of the Internet Age

Cyberspace has upended the old world order

Daniel W. Drezner 04 May 2024
US President Joe Biden (R) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold bilateral talks at the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11, 2023. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

'Postponement' of Biden-Erdoğan meeting raises eyebrows

As NATO allies, US-Turkey relations should be good, but after Turkey asked to join South Africa's genocide case in the ICJ against Israel, scheduling is suddenly tight.

Omer Onhon 03 May 2024
Axel Rangel Garcia

Islamic Development Bank: 50 years of social impact

The Saudi-based institution's credit rating remains AAA, yet it is primarily known for its social impact and accomplishments throughout its history

Khaled Kassar 03 May 2024
French Minister for Economy, Finance, Industry and Digital Security Bruno Le Maire speaks at press conference during the UK Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, in central England, on November 2, 2023. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP

Europe now leads the world in AI regulation

The first comprehensive regulation of AI by a major regulator assigns applications of AI to three risk categories. Offering protection while allowing for innovation provides a useful template.

Marco Mossad 01 May 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Global military spending up on the back of rising geopolitical tensions

World military expenditure rose for the ninth consecutive year to an all-time high of $2.4tn. For the first time since 2009, military expenditures went up in all five of the geographical regions…

Al Majalla - London 30 April 2024
Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases Nash Weerasekera

“Eat grass”: The problematic record of sanctions

Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases

Steve Hewitt 28 April 2024
Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about Al Majalla

What would nuclear war look like in the 21st century?

Two books examine atomic weaponry and the global annihilation it could bring about

The Economist 27 April 2024
Two soldiers raise the flags of Niger and the United States during a ceremony in Agadez in April 2018.

Uranium in the Sahel: As the West steps out, Iran steps in

The US and French withdrawal from the Sahel lets the Russians, Chinese, and Iranians in. Tehran, in particular, will be keen to buy Niger's uranium, despite this being a red line for Washington.

Mohamed Sharki 22 April 2024
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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
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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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