A wave of high-profile fundraising campaigns has swept across Syria in recent weeks, promoted as a sign of self-reliance and national solidarity. Yet…

Few UN General Assembly (UNGA) sessions have been as explosive as 2025’s. Donald Trump, as ever, grabbed the headlines with his rambling, pugnacious,…

For time immemorial, music has been played for pleasure, yet it is also known to have an impact on psychological well-being. In ancient Egypt, Greece…

The ancient Romans called the Mediterranean Sea ‘Mare Nostrum’, meaning ‘Our Sea’, because the Roman empire had territorial control over the entire…

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said little that Arabs had not heard before. When he described the peoples of the region as tribes and denied their…

Writing is an act of profound introspection for one of Saudi Arabia’s best-known novelists, Abdullah Al-Hawas.His career began with Talhafa Hubbān …

Al Majalla spoke with Ilham Ahmed, Head of Foreign Affairs for the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), about the ongoing…

Mounting concerns over suggestions that Russia is deliberately violating European airspace have prompted EU leaders to consider how they can deepen…

For decades, Africa has been associated with internal armed conflicts. Today, it seems to be living up to its billing. From the Sahel and the de…