The Arab world has a vibrant and rich literary scene. Al Majalla picks out some choice titles in our fortnightly round-up of the latest Arabic books,…

The White House may describe US President Donald Trump’s meeting with his Russian opposite number, Vladimir Putin, as a ‘listening exercise’, but it…

In July, two video clips emerged from Gaza showing visibly emaciated and malnourished Israeli captives—soldiers captured by Hamas during the Gaza war…

Saudi Arabia’s economy has been transformed in phases of ambitious reform going back to the 1970s, when the country redeveloped its urban and…

For the first time since the 12 Day War with Israel and the US, Iran has made notable changes in its security leadership. On 7 August, Ali Larijani…

A high-profile conference convened by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in territories controlled by the Syrian…

Light conquers darkness, asserting its presence through infinite hues and forms, moving to rhythms that seem to come from distant realms. These…

Back in March, after talks between the new leadership in Damascus and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the country’s autonomous…

Syria has entered a new phase, bringing to a close the political “honeymoon” that followed the regime’s collapse late last year. Several developments…