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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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President of the European Council Charles Michel at the EU headquarters in Brussels on 28 June 2024. JOHN THYS / AFP
Politics

Former European Council president gets candid on US-Iran war

27 March 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, Charles Michel explains how Trump didn't consult with allies before attacking Iran in a war that benefits Russia at Europe's expense

Ahmed Maher
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Foreign workers in the Gulf pay the price of war

24 March 2026

Millions working in the Gulf are worried about their livelihoods and the impact on their families, while their employers are worried that they will leave

Amer Ziab Al-Tamimi
A woman mourns in a cemetery in Choueifat, Lebanon, on 29 March 2026, before the funeral of Lebanese journalists who were killed by a targeted Israeli strike. REUTERS / Manu Brabo
Politics

Lebanon's mediation window is firmly shut...for now

29 March 2026

Tehran says any negotiated settlement to the US-Iran war must include its Hezbollah allies, but this could take a long time—a luxury Lebanon may not have.

Elie Kossaifi
Spanish writer Javier Cercas poses for a photo session during the 27th "Les Correspondances" literature festival in Manosque, southeastern France, on 27 September 2025. JOEL SAGET / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Javier Cercas on why novels thrive on ambiguity

26 March 2026

The Spanish novelist and professor shares his musings on memory, moral courage, deception and faith

Nesrein El-Bakhshawangy
Al Majalla
Politics

Sipan Hamo on integrating Kurdish units into the Syrian army

26 March 2026

In Part 2 of a two-part interview, the newly appointed deputy defence minister outlines the mistakes made by the SDF and gives his outlook on Syria's future.

Ibrahim Hamidi

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