Opinion

Syria seeks balance and protection; Russia wants permanence and influence. These issues were surely discussed when Sharaa met Putin in Moscow last week.

Just as much as continued commitment from the international community, preventing donor fatigue or diverted resources will require decisive action from Damascus

The underlying conditions in Palestinian and Lebanese societies that gave rise to groups like Hezbollah and Hamas have never been meaningfully addressed, making any peace deals fragile

Al Majalla contributors Con Coughlin and Christopher Phillips give their opposing takes on multipolarity, citing potential drawbacks and benefits

The Israeli premier's uncompromising attitude threatens the fragile ceasefire that the US president has worked so hard to secure

Trump's decision to end the war was driven by Western allies' move to recognise a Palestinian state, and the fact that Israel was becoming a moral liability for the US

In the Middle East, every action carries symbolism. Al Majalla explains why Syria's foreign minister's visit via Beirut's national airport matters.

Trump returns to the region to celebrate the Gaza truce deal—a region he believed had become part of America's past

If exclusion and opacity persist, Syria risks reinforcing the very conditions that led to its collapse. It isn't just the legitimacy of one election cycle that's at stake, but the entire transition.

With Israel facing unprecedented global isolation over its war on Gaza, Netanyahu would be taking a massive gamble to go back to war—especially after Trump has poured in all his efforts to end it

Without genuine reform in the Arab world, critical thinking remains impaired. This means that the failed policies of the past continue to repeat themselves in a vicious cycle of stagnation.

Regional and international shifts—most notably the collapse of the Assad regime, as well as President Trump's second term in the White House—have given Ankara renewed confidence