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Why Europe’s gold is on the move Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

Abdulfattah Khattab 07 October 2026
Al Majalla's Book Watch
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla's Book Watch

Khodr Al Agha 06 October 2026
UK Labour Leader Keir Starmer (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) meet at the Global Progress Action Summit on September 16, 2023 in Montreal, Canada. Majalla/Agencies

Diplomatic tour gives glimpse of Starmer's foreign policy priorities

As Starmer visits Paris today to meet Macron and is being met with considerable goodwill from European capitals, the EU is wary of Starmer's pledge to seek "a much better" Brexit deal.

Christopher Phillips 19 September 2023
Colombian artist Fernando Botero poses on November 22, 2017, at the Hotel de Caumont, in Aix en Provence, southern France, as he prepares the exhibition "Botero, dialogue avec Picasso" ("Botero, a dialogue with Picasso"). AFP

Fernando Botero: The art world loses its heavyweight star

Colombia's most famous artist has died, taking the secret of his trademark fatness with him

Bryn Haworth 18 September 2023
About 63% of its total 4.55 million tonnes of basmati exports went to five top Middle East buyers: Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Diana Estafana Rubio

India rice ban places further strain on global grain supply

Nearly two months ago, India banned exports of non-basmati white rice, stoking fears of a world food crisis amid tight grain supplies caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Retail prices have…

Al Majalla - London 18 September 2023
Amid the AI revolution taking place, humans must maintain control as the potential of artificial intelligence is unlocked or risk being sidelined by a machine that has the ability to 'learn'. Deena So Oteh

Will robots gain the upper hand in an AI-dominated future?

Al Majalla takes a look at the economic implications of AI as the technology is unlocked. Humans must maintain control or risk losing out to machines that have the ability to learn.

Khaled Kassar 18 September 2023
Writer Lídia Jorge is well-known for her distinct Portuguese style of storytelling. PAULO SPRANGER/Global Images/Sipa USA/Alamy

Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge on honouring her mother's final wish and how war gave her writer's block

From finding a way to fulfil her mother's last request to a writer's block brought on by the war in Europe, the latest chapter of Jorge's illustrious career has been filled with starts and stops.

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy 16 September 2023
Al Majalla outlines the main factors for the decision by Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut oil production and how this could impact the upcoming US elections. Agencies/Majalla

Production cuts and price rises put oil back at the centre of global politics

Al Majalla outlines the main factors behind Saudi Arabia and Russia's decision to cut oil production and how this could impact the upcoming US elections

Khaled Hamadeh 16 September 2023
Behind the scenes of Saudi film 'Hajjan', which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Saudi cinema shines at Toronto International Film Festival with three participating films

As three Saudi films participate in the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, Al Majalla talks to the directors about their ambitious productions, telling Saudi stories and global audiences.

Mohamed Jameel Ahmed 15 September 2023
A farmer drops rice crop while working in a paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, on June 6, 2023. Global prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months. AP

India rice ban places strain on already vulnerable global food supply chain

While the government may worry about domestic political sensitivities and the ban's external fallout, exporters fear losing out to other top rice exporters: Thailand, Vietnam and Pakistan.

Shakir Husain 14 September 2023
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to the media representatives during his visit to the International media centre, at the G20 summit venue, in New Delhi on September 10, 2023. AFP

6 ways India can safeguard its rise as a global power

The G20 summit showed how far the country has come and pointed to where it may go. But what happens next depends on the choices India makes.

Houssam Itani 12 September 2023
How to Become a Cult Leader Netflix

Netflix streams the narcissism and megalomania of cult leaders

How to Become a Cult Leader is not really an instruction manual. It is a look at how some of the most disturbing figures of the 20th century cast their spell over people, seeking total control an

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 12 September 2023
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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 5 October 2026. Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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The Mecca Defence Alliance faces its first practical test

07, Oct 2026

Türkiye and Pakistan have stepped up to help Saudi Arabia after it came under attack from the Houthis. The trio's coordination comes at a crucial time

Kaswar Klasra
Nash
Politics

After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria

Al Majalla - London
The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea met in Alamein Egypt on 4 October to discuss regional tensions. Eritrea Ministry of Information via X
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Have Ethiopia's neighbours formed an alliance against it?

06, Oct 2026

The leaders of Egypt, Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea met in Alamein on Sunday, which some interpret as a formation of a loose security alliance aimed at influencing the geopolitics of the Horn of Africa

Amr Emam
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

Why Europe’s gold is on the move

07, Oct 2026

Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

Abdulfattah Khattab
Culture & Social Affairs

The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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