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Jason Lyon

Could China gatecrash the US-Gulf AI wedding?

America offers the technology and the know-how, while the Gulf brings the capital and the energy, but are the Gulf states putting all their AI eggs in the US basket?

Shirley Ze Yu 09 August 2025
Sebastien Thibault

Will Stargate give America an AI advantage over China?

A $500bn project involving key industry players is designed to build the gargantuan infrastructure needed to support the expansion of the AI revolution. For the US president, it is also about winning.

Marco Mossad 01 February 2025
X CEO Elon Musk (right) Sam Altman, and OpenAI CEO (Left), face to face in an open legal battle. AFP

Dissecting discord: The unravelling of the Musk-Altman OpenAI partnership

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI unveils rift over AI mission, transforming a once-promising partnership into a legal battleground

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 11 March 2024
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Tech employees bear the brunt of economic crises

Last year proved challenging for the technology sector, marked by an unprecedented wave of layoffs worldwide.In 2023, more than 262,000 employees across more than 1,180 tech companies worldwide had…

Al Majalla - London 05 March 2024
The World Bank says Palestine's tech sector has unrealised potential that, if appropriately harnessed, can lead to more job creation and boost economic growth. Ewan White

Despite Gaza war, Palestine’s tech sector remains an avenue of hope and opportunity

The World Bank says Palestine's tech sector has unrealised potential that, if appropriately harnessed, can lead to more job creation and boost economic growth

Lina Khatib 21 December 2023
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave is forced to resign because of his comments alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza. On their part, Google, Apple and Waze imposed a traffic congestion blackout in Gaza. Sara Gironi Carnevale

Tech giants censure criticism of Israel while imposing blackouts in Gaza

Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave is forced to resign because of his comments alleging Israeli war crimes in Gaza. On their part, Google, Apple and Waze imposed a traffic congestion blackout in Gaza.

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 31 October 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that artificial intelligence cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them. Axel Rangel Garcia

AI is a wolf in sheep's clothing, says expert

In an interview with Al Majalla, Dr. Maha Bali says she surrenders to the idea that the technology cannot be stopped but stresses the importance of shaping it to advance our values — not destroy them

Alfred J. Naddaff 27 August 2023
People gather at a makeshift memorial honoring victims outside Walmart August 15, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Getty)

How Big Tech Can Fight White Supremacist Terrorism

On the morning ofAugust 3,Patrick Crusiusuploaded a 2,300-word manifesto to 8chan, an online forum popular with white nationalists. Within seconds, byte-sized packets bearing the anti-immigrant…

Daniel Byman and Christopher Meserole 24 August 2019
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Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Trump has lost the Iran war, but how badly?

20 April 2026

While all the effects of this conflict may take time to fully realise, short and medium-term signs expose the limits of US power and see America's rivals benefiting

Christopher Phillips
Jason Lyon
Business & Economy

The Iran war is reshaping the China-Gulf economic model

21 April 2026

Closing the Strait of Hormuz has shown how the Gulf should shift from an oil-export model to a digital and distribution hub. Will this trigger the long-delayed free trade agreement with China?

Charbel Barakat
Pete Reynolds
Politics

Lebanon and Israel: negotiations and the end of Hezbollah

23 April 2026

Building on the ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump, time will tell if these talks are a one-off or the beginning of a different path for Lebanon.

Al Majalla - London
Grace Russell
Science & Technology

Saving the soldiers: robots as Ukraine’s new weapon

22 April 2026

The war in Ukraine is becoming an open laboratory for testing advanced military technologies that may yet redefine the very meaning of combat

Marco Mossad
Nesma Moharam
Culture & Social Affairs

New book tackles the fading art of Koranic recitation

20 April 2026

Egyptian heritage researcher Haytham Abu Zayd sheds light on how the art form grew, excelled, and then declined over the years and ends by offering a path to revival

Fadi El-Abdallah

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