In various places in the Lebanese capital Beirut, you can come across Syrian refugees who work in many sectors such as tourism, construction, and other professions. Some of them also resume their…
Beirutis still recovering from an explosion that killed nearly 200 people and wounded thousands more onAugust 4. The blast decimated vast swaths of the capital, leaving 300,000 residents homeless…
One day ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Lebanon, a new Prime Minister was designated to form a new government, which is supposed to deal with the most challenging time for…
The massive explosion that tore through the port ofBeiruton the evening ofAugust 4left more than 200 people dead, 6,000 injured, and a quarter of a million homeless. In the frenzied hours afterward,…
10 days after a catastrophic explosion of combustible ammonium nitrate that destructed the capital city, turmoil continues to engulf the nation of Lebanon. The blast has led to widespread anger from…
Surveying Beirut’s shattered streets last week, in the aftermath of a massive explosion at the port that killed at least 158 people, French President Emmanuel Macron offered support to the people of…
Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players
The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.
Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.