Early signs are good, but in this crucial map-drawing transition period, there are some important lessons to be learnt and some understandable urges to be quashed if civil war is to be avoided
Syrians are rejoicing over the overthrow of a despised dictator, but it could still be some time before they genuinely reap the benefits of liberation. The coming months will be telling.
Faced with threats to use weapon supply as a tool of leverage against Israel, one would expect to have Israel's defence industry leaders dead with worry. But that is not the case.
The state has been through various iterations, each distinct from the others. Understanding them helps explain where Israel is today—and where it may be heading.
After over two decades of rule, following three decades of his father Hafez al-Assad's rule, Bashar has fled following a lightning rebel offensive that swept the country
NATO's secretary general tells Al Majalla it's up to Kyiv to set the timing and conditions for talks with Moscow and affirms the alliance's strong ties with the Gulf and growing unease with China
After taking Aleppo and Hama, armed Syrian opposition factions are making their way further south as the regime increasingly appears to be hollowing out
In what could be a historic turning point in US-Syria relations, the new government in Damascus will likely join the international coalition against the Islamic State (IS)
The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances
Those who are able to bury their dead are among the lucky. For others, not knowing the fate of their missing loved ones or receiving mutilated corpses impossible to identify adds insult to injury.
Digital art is rewriting the rules of the field, revising the meaning of authenticity, and recalibrating the boundary between virtual and physical. Have we lost something here?