Lebanon’s unique geographical location and rich social, cultural, religious, and political diversity have been sources of both its strengths and its…

As Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the confrontation between Iran and Israel increase in intensity, Hezbollah finds itself needing to assert itself…

It is sometimes forgotten that Hezbollah was originally founded almost 40 years ago to advance Iran’s strategic interests, not long after the Islamic…

Choosing a cover story for the October issue of Al Majalla was difficult because of the string of seismic regional developments that unfolded in the…

As Egypt prepares to mark 51 years since its last war with Israel, the emphasis is on the combat readiness of Egypt’s armed forces. The military…

Selecting the cover story for the October issue of Al Majalla proved no easy task. September and October were marked by a series of significant and…

The saying attributed to Lenin that there are decades where nothing happens and weeks where decades happen has never been truer than the week that…

As leader of a militia that has been at war for every day of its existence, Hassan Nasrallah was no stranger to danger. But one summer night in 2006,…

The social and political fabric of Lebanon has never been as fragile as it is today. The state that emerged after the 15-year civil war, governed by…