UN Resolution 181 was never implemented, and instead of getting half of their ancestral homeland, the Palestinians got nothing; 77 years later, the situation remains as bleak as ever.
A university student came up with the idea in 1956, which came to fruition four years later. At the time, Fred Kahn didn't know that his idea would change the face of presidential politics in America.
The Armenian portraitist from Syria emigrated to Canada in 1923. His snapshot of the British PM made him a household name, and he went on to photograph some of the world's most famous figures.
On 13 September 1993, the Oslo Accords were signed between Palestinian and Israeli leaders under US auspices. Since then, Israel has put facts on the ground that make a Palestinian state impossible.
The draft includes a Palestinian state with a capital in Jerusalem, annexation of 4.4% of the West Bank territory, and "Arab security presence" in Gaza
Al Majalla obtains exclusive minutes detailing PLO official Faruq al-Qaddumi's account of Arafat's final days and why he believes the Palestinian leader was assassinated
On 5 September 1972, a murky Palestinian militant group with alleged links to Fatah carried out an unconventional operation against Israeli athletes. Could Hamas take a page out of the same playbook?
The suspended fair remains a symbol of the global prestige Syria enjoyed in its not-so-distant past. Al Majalla recalls some of its most memorable moments.
As students in Cairo in the 1960s, al-Qaddumi and Yasser Arafat founded the Palestinian Fatah movement and worked with Nasser. To his dying day, he refused to go back home under an Israeli permit
A fascinating first-hand account from a former ambassador of the conversation about the Shebaa Farms that uncovered the lie that Hezbollah uses to justify its continued 'resistance' against Israel
The opposition fighters making such strides on the battlefield want to carry on all the way to Damascus. For everyone else, there are reasons to call a halt to proceedings sooner rather than later
The signs are bad but there is international agreement when it comes to Syria. If they act now, Arab states can still re-establish control over events, but the usual statements of support won't cut it
K-pop, Oscar-winning films and famous TV dramas have boosted the country's profile and owe much to government policies as well as spontaneous creativity
There is no state help, and many cannot yet return home. For those who can, the devastation is almost too much to bear. Still, thousands fly the flag and tell images of Hassan Nasrallah that they won.