Before the 2011 Syrian Revolution and civil war that ensued, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) of Bashar al-Assad was deemed to be Israel’s most serious…

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, Mazen Darwish, head of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression, says that former Syrian…

The year 2024 was replete with exceptional films that restored faith in the role of cinema in analysing and helping audiences process the chaos and…

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has been the main international aid and relief agency for…

There is a huge misconception making the rounds that the Alawite community were a major beneficiary of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The truth, however,…

Whilst global headlines question the reformed leader of the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed al-Sharaa—more popularly known by his pseudonym Abu…

The sudden fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime looks to be just one part of a campaign to, if not destroy, then weaken Iran's so-called 'axis of…

2024 was a challenging year for OPEC+. Oil prices remained subdued as crude supply growth outpaced demand, and the group of oil exporting nations…

How has the world beyond the Middle East changed in 2024? Perhaps the most significant development was the re-election of Donald Trump in November’s…