In light of forthcoming Syria-Israel peace talks expected to resume soon after they were suspended in 2008, Al Majalla takes a look at the history of negotiations between the two sides
With these awards, Al Majalla reaffirms its commitment to innovation in visual journalism, in line with SRMG's wider strategy for digital transformation and innovative storytelling
On 26 April 2005, Syria was forced to pull its troops from a country that US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had tacitly invited in a year after the civil war erupted in 1975
On 5 April 1949, the first round of direct Syria-Israel talks were held just weeks after Husni al-Za'im's successful military coup that unseated Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli
Over the course of its existence, the group has come under sharp criticism for its inaction on several fronts—particularly the issue of Palestine. This is the story of how and why it came into being.
The issue of the Druze mountain predates the modern Syrian state itself, but has resurfaced following recent Israeli statements about their intent to "protect" Syria's Druze
With the Ba'athists out of power, it is time to restore the 8 March date to its original significance as part of a range of measures to repair a damaged country
In the final of a three-part series, Syria's late former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals that Bashar al-Assad's brother Maher misled Rafic Hariri before his assassination.
For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone
The strait carries up to 20% of the world's oil exports at around 20 million barrels of oil each day. Any closure could cost the global economy greatly, even if only for a short time.
Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory