From peasant talk and Euphrates clay to late-night cigar smoking in Rome, and later-life doctor's appointments, Al Majalla explores his life and works

A Syrian writer recalls a strange encounter she experienced during Lebanon's civil war, where a moment of panic revealed one man's true nature

A first-hand visit to an exhibition detailing the inspiration fashion house Cartier took from Islamic art.

A top biographer trailed the world's richest man for two years and then spent 688 pages deciphering him, yet Elon Musk has always been hard to define, as his latest scrap with Jewish leaders shows.

First-hand accounts from Palestinians taking care of loved ones with disabilities amid Israel's relentless aggression on Gaza

In his recently published novel '105 Days in IS Prisons', Mohammed Al-Attar details the destruction of Mosul's social fabric at the hands of both IS and PMF forces

Majid Zuhair Samman says Ithra aims to help Saudi filmmakers tell authentic stories and support a new generation of creative storytellers

The final part of a three-part investigative series examines the experience of migrants in Europe.

In Part 2 of a special series, Al Majalla interviews migrants who paid smugglers to get them to Europe, either by sea or by land.

First-hand accounts of the process and people involved from those who had been smuggled into Europe.