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AlMajalla_Ezzeddin Bourka

Art critic Azeddine Bourkia on our relationship with images

With the publication of his contemplative new book, the Moroccan has focused on photography and the art of the image, which can both conceal and reveal.

Imad Eddine Moussa 05 July 2025
Lebanese artist Fatima Jumaa's photos, titled "Between One Soul and Another," depict smokers during wartime in Lebanon. Ibrahim Tutunji

Immersive photography exhibitions in Cairo’s artistic quarter

The fourth edition of Cairo Photo Week, hosted across several remarkable renovated buildings, showcases rare images of the city and explores the history and architectural marvels of Downtown Cairo.

Ibrahim Tutunji 30 May 2025
Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh (1908-2002) in London on 5 March 1963. Harry Benson/Getty

Yousuf Karsh: The man behind Churchill's iconic portrait

The Armenian portraitist from Syria emigrated to Canada in 1923. His snapshot of the British PM made him a household name, and he went on to photograph some of the world's most famous figures.

Sami Moubayed 18 September 2024
Sebastiao Salgado/nb pictures.com

Sony World Photography Awards: Snapshots of the apocalypse

The images in this year's exhibition belie the air of reliable permanence. They show that the world is changing and at an alarming pace.

Bryn Haworth 20 May 2024
'Capturing the Moment' at Tate Modern 2023 Jai Monaghan

London’s Tate Modern blurs lines between painting and photography

An exhibition at London's Tate Modern has some big-name artists working in paint and photography. It plots the artistic cohesion between both mediums but relies heavily on one source for exhibits.

Farouk Yousif 29 August 2023
Photo credit: (TNS)

How the Metaverse Will Reinvent the Art of Photography

From film and digital portfolios to the infinite scroll of social media, photography has long fueled our imagination, evolving in step with our technology while helping us distill a timeless version…

Bryan O’Neil Hughes 08 April 2022
San Francisco Orange Sky during Fire Season

Photography Has Gotten Climate Change Wrong from the Start

I knew something was wrong the minute I woke up. OnSeptember 9, the sky was still dark at7:15 a.m.Eventually it revealed a deep-orange light, darker and dustier than any sunset. After a dry lightning…

Kim Beil 11 December 2020
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In this image, taken from a video provided by the Russian Defence Ministry Press Service on 21 May 2026, a Russian navy seaman takes part in drills of Russia's nuclear forces. Russian Defence Ministry Press Service/AP
Politics

Russia’s timely reminder of its vast nuclear arsenal

03 June 2026

Military exercises in Belarus at an unusual time of year seem designed in part to make Moscow's adversaries think twice

Khattar Abu Diab
Opinion

Has Trump's patience with Netanyahu run out?

04 June 2026

The Israeli leader's intransigence is proving deeply problematic for the White House, so much so that Trump swore at him on a recent phone call

Con Coughlin
Units of Moqtada Sadr's militia parade with his photo down a main street of the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City June 21, 2014, in Eastern Baghdad. Washington Post
Politics

Sadr once again dismantles his armed militia. Why now?

03 June 2026

The decision to dismantle the Peace Brigades may herald a new stage in the Iraqi state's trajectory, or it could just be a shrewd recalibration to disorient friend and foe alike

Khairuldeen Al Makhzoomi
Adrián Astorgano
Business & Economy

Why people flock to the dollar when local currencies collapse

05 June 2026

An estimated 60% of all US banknotes in circulation are held outside the United States. In many parts of the world, the dollar is effectively the unofficial local currency. Al Majalla explains why.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A Royal Caribbean cruise sails into the Havana harbour on 6 May 2019, after the activation of Chapter III of the Helms-Burton Act, which sought to intensify the US blockade against Cuba. YAMIL LAGE / AFP
Politics

Cuba, lawfare, and Trump’s Venezuela temptation

02 June 2026

A new American legal ruling turns the screw on the Caribbean island nation by increasing the risks companies face by continuing to make money there. This is all part of the plan.

Stefanie Butendieck Hijerra

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