The first Arab and African woman to win Olympic boxing gold stepped into both a ring and a global culture war that reveals more about our divisive times than it does about sports or gender
The cost of hosting the Olympics has varied massively in recent years, from Sochi’s $59.7bn in Russia to Salt Lake City’s $2.9bn in the United States. Yet while the cost can be huge, the economic…
The legendary Canadian singer recently revealed her struggle with Stiff Person Syndrome in a moving documentary that showed how one's of the world's biggest stars now struggles to stand and walk.
For over a century, states' disagreements in other areas have spilled over into the world's highest profile sports arena, with boycotts and counter-boycotts. Al Majalla reviews a chequered history.
With diplomatic channels open with the three major power centres—the US, Russia, and China—Saudi Arabia continues to navigate a delicate balance between economic pragmatism and security imperatives
The comedian-turned-wartime president became an international celebrity after Russia's invasion when most of the world stood by his side. But things look very different today with Trump in office.
The latest attack by former regime loyalists—the worst spate of violence since Assad's fall—could ignite sectarian tensions and possibly even derail government efforts to restore stability to Syria
An economic giant, any combined North American state would be larger than Russia and richer than China, with a GDP of $31.2tn, producing almost twice as much oil as Saudi Arabia
The documentary about Israel's crimes in the West Bank deserves praise, yet the discourse around the film remains far removed from the heart of the issue: the illegal and immoral military occupation