A deadly Israeli attack on a displacement camp in Rafah sparked global outrage. But there were no consequences in Washington, making it the latest in a long list of red lines the US has walked back
Ahead of a possible US-Saudi defence agreement, it is worth remembering Roosevelt reassured the Saudi king over Palestine, only for Truman to renege on it two years later.
Washington must seriously reform its notoriously slow and complex foreign military sales process to help regional partners meet the rising strategic challenge of Iran
Saudi Arabia's new approach that looks after its own interests seems to be paying off. China has been pivotal in getting regional players to cooperate peacefully in a way that benefits all.
As the future of the US presence in the Middle East is being debated, foreign policy discussions would be incomplete without considering Russia's role in the region. Al Majalla explains.
Secretary of State Blinken will host Foreign Minister Fidan on 7 March in Washington with the Gaza war at the top of the agenda, but the talks will resonate in Damascus
No ally or partner is perfect. So, for Washington to commit to a policy of total support, irrespective of the partner's conduct, is neither smart nor prudent.
Israel's war on Gaza will either send the region spiralling into an intractable war or can be a turning point for a better future for all. Saudi Arabia can play a key role in achieving the latter.
Israel's war on Gaza, rising US-China tensions, the stubborn war between Russia and Ukraine, and the worsening effects of climate change top GCC leaders' concern this year
The Gaza war presents an extraordinary threat to regional security. Any plan to end the conflict must ensure a better future not only for Palestinians and Israelis but all the peoples of the region.
Macron's gamble in dissolving parliament has backfired, and the legislature will be reshaped after a surge in support for populism. But an outright majority after run-off voting looks unlikely.
The Syrian Army's Fourth Division partners with an unlikely cast of characters to smuggle pills across borders while security men in Damascus raid currency exchanges. How did it come to this?
Led by Donkey's use of humour to expose politicians' lies through viral visuals has found a massive audience in a British public increasingly distrustful of the political establishment
Al Majalla pays tribute to the Albanian novelist after his recent passing. Although he never nabbed the Nobel Prize for Literature, Kadare was considered to be one of the world's greatest writers.