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World leaders line up during the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit
at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on 7 July 2026. AFP
Politics

One big happy family? NATO ‘survives’ Trump in Ankara

Omer Onhon 12 July 2026
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been dogged by claims of political interference. Getty Images via AFP
Politics

World Cup politics: something ugly in the beautiful game

Bryn Haworth 12 July 2026
Asteroid City 2023

How Wes Anderson uses Asteroid City to explore deep emotions

The award-winning cinematographer uses a play within a film to outline deep emotions, including bereavement, and takes a risk with his own fanbase in the. process

Obaid al-Tamimi 31 July 2023

Putin seeks allies in Africa

Fares Garabet 31 July 2023
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Margot Robbie in a scene from "Barbie." AP

Box office smash proves Barbie long way off from retirement

In 1959, an American by the name of Ruth Handler created the very first Barbie doll. Barbie's 'land' would grow to be a worldwide phenomenon that has never ceased.

Bryn Haworth 29 July 2023
Netflix

Netflix’s "Black Mirror" is back with a more subtle shock value

A rich and rebellious season has been greeted with underwhelmed reviews on social media, in a world where real-life events have made it harder for satirists to shock with provocative fiction

Areej Jamal 26 July 2023
The bluebird is gone but it will live on in the hearts of loyal Twitter users who are less than enthusiastic about Musk's all-encompassing platform X. Will his crazy bet pay off? Only time will tell. Reuters

Twitter's rebrand to X is more than a cosmetic change

The bluebird is gone but it will live on in the hearts of loyal Twitter users who are less than enthusiastic about Musk's all-encompassing platform X. Will his crazy bet pay off? Only time will tell.

Khaled Kassar 25 July 2023
Celsius Pictor

Insight into how brain tells time brings Einstein's theory of relativity down to earth

Time has long been mysterious, from Aristotle to Einstein. Now, new research shows how perceptions of it work in the brain, with echoes of the forces that shape the cosmos.

Mohammed Mansour 25 July 2023
Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during a ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. AFP

Why Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is interested in thinking, not trending

Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa writes a regular column in Asharq Al-Awsat. Peru's great man of letters is more interested in shedding light on the human condition than trending on social media.

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 17 July 2023
Diana Estefanía Rubio

World Population Day: India overtakes China

India and China are by far the most populous countries and the only ones with more than one billion inhabitants. Together they account for about 36 percent of the total population and occupy nine…

Al Majalla - London 11 July 2023
Will Threads be able to dethrone Twitter? Only time will tell, but we’ve learned from experience that content ultimately wins. Nash Weerasekera

Threads v Twitter: The mother of all battles

Will Threads be able to dethrone Twitter? Only time will tell, but we've learned from experience that content ultimately wins.

Khaled Kassar 10 July 2023
Heads of State and Government pose for the official group photo during the Nato summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid, on June 29, 2022. AFP

What's on the agenda at the Nato summit?

Nato's resolve in facing down Russian aggression is strong and the alliance's summit will show that. But its agenda will be long and complex. Al Majalla takes a look at what to expect.

Omer Onhon 09 July 2023
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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.
 AFP
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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