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From Buddha’s Smile to Nasr: inside India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry Shutterstock
Science & Technology

From Buddha’s Smile to Nasr: inside India-Pakistan nuclear rivalry

Mohammed Mansour 23, May 2025
In this photo taken on October 13, 2021, an employee connects solar cells at the Vikram Solar manufacturing plant in Oragadam, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. AFP
Business & Economy

India rising: charting success in global trade

Nazareth Seferian 19, May 2025
Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

Four scenarios for the protests in Georgia

With clashes intensifying, Georgia appears to be in a pre-revolutionary state

Luke Coffey 12, Dec 2024
A protester holds a poster with an image of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol during a candlelight rally calling for the ouster of the president in Gwanghwamun in Seoul on December 5, 2024. ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP

Are democracies doomed to gridlock and dysfunction?

From France to South Korea, US democratic allies are descending into political chaos

Emma Ashford and Matthew Kroenig 07, Dec 2024
Fans wait to pay for merchandise at a BTS pop-up store titled "Monochrome". ANTHONY WALLACE /AFP

How South Korea’s ‘Hallyu’ cultural wave swept the globe

K-pop, Oscar-winning films and famous TV dramas have boosted the country's profile and owe much to government policies as well as spontaneous creativity

Najeeb Mubarak 04, Dec 2024
We Do Not Part book cover

Han Kang’s 'We Do Not Part' offers new look at South Korea’s past

The Nobel Prize-winning novel takes readers on a journey through the landscape of memory and pain, revisiting an evil committed three-quarters of a century ago to illuminate the present

Samir Qasimi 24, Nov 2024
President Donald Trump on October 11, 2019 hailed a breakthrough in his drawn-out trade war with China, saying the two sides reached an initial deal covering intellectual property, financial services and currencies. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

What an even more hawkish China policy could look like

A new report lays out recommendations on artificial intelligence, trade, and investment as Trump prepares to take office

Rishi Iyengar 23, Nov 2024
US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter/Getty

Where does China stand with the next White House?

A few questions remain about US President-elect Donald Trump's China policy

James Palmer 14, Nov 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

US trade deficit with China at its lowest since 2010

Trump's upcoming presidency comes with great uncertainty for global markets, considering his economic policies, which are widely viewed as extreme. He is expected to ramp up America's trade war with…

Al Majalla - London 12, Nov 2024
Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari receives Saudi investment minister Khalid Al-Falih SPA

Saudi Arabia's $2.2bn investment deepens economic ties with Pakistan

Top-level political backing for the Kingdom's latest support for its ally adds to hope that more is to come after a top-level signing ceremony this month

Kaswar Klasra 16, Oct 2024
Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Al Majalla

South Korean Nobel Laureate Han Kang: ‘Life is a wound’

The first Asian woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature has written eight novels, published three short story collections, and penned a wealth of poetry. Who is she—and what does she write about?

Emad al-Ahmad 16, Oct 2024
Map showing the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, in Azerbaijan. Shutterstock

Zangezur Corridor: Could a road in Armenia start a war?

A proposed trade route connecting Turkey and the Mediterranean with Azerbaijan through Armenia would be controlled by Russia and bypass Iran. No wonder Tehran is furious.

Nazareth Seferian 04, Oct 2024
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Frederic Hof: Israel-Syria peace is far off, but a truce is crucial

28 May 2025

The former US envoy to Damascus tells Al Majalla how to find a path to a lasting settlement and a new place in the Middle East, from his unique perspective and first-hand experience in Assad-era talks

Johaina Khaldieh
Opinion

The Israel-Houthi war achieves nothing and hurts both sides

28 May 2025

Killing Yemeni civilians further ruins Israel's global image. Meanwhile, the Houthis cannot defeat Israel militarily.

Anwar Al-Ansi
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

The history of tariffs is still being written

29 May 2025

A US federal court has blocked Trump's tariffs and ruled that the president doesn't have unilateral authority to impose them, dealing a major blow to his economic policy

Toufic Chanbour
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha
Culture & Social Affairs

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

26 May 2025

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf
Sara Padovan
Business & Economy

It’s time to build a regional climate fund

27 May 2025

As global climate finance falters and US support disappears, the MENA region faces a widening funding gap. Now is the time to create a regional climate finance mechanism.

Léa Eid

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