Pulling from its rich archives, an Al Majalla report reveals that Kuwaiti officials did not expect a full-scale invasion and, as such, did not have the necessary defensive measures in place.

Al Majalla publishes the secret messages between the leaders with Arafat playing the role of the go-between

Secret documents obtained by Al Majalla reveal that Saddam tried to form a four-way coalition with Jordan, Yemen and Egypt while reaching out to Iran through Arafat.

After the Iraq-Iran war concluded in 1988, a significant turn of events took place that would lead to Saddam's decision to invade Kuwait

The treaty which gave rise to modern Turkey created a new world order which was outdated from the start. The Kurds ended up getting the shortest end of the stick. 

The 100-year-old accord defined modern Turkey, but also set up new conflicts by disregarding the rights of weaker peoples and defeated nations

From the 1639 Shirin Palace Agreement to the Lausanne Treaty of 1923, Kurdish self-determination was ignored by the world's dominant powers who were looking out for their economic interests.

Signed on 24 July 1923, the treaty had profound consequences for the Middle East and beyond. On its centennial, an understanding of it rests on an appreciation of the complex factors that led to it.

The president of the Shura Council during Ottoman rule was assassinated and purposely left out of Syrian history. The burning down of his family mansion this week was the final nail in his coffin.

Al Majalla obtains exclusive Syrian, Russian and Western draft resolutions being circulated in the international body