Al Majalla chose Bashar al-Assad’s nuclear programme as this week's cover story following reports issued by the International Atomic Energy Agency in early September, which revealed that the project was much more extensive than previously believed.This investigation traces the hidden history of the former Syrian president's nuclear ambitions, while shedding light on the roles played by North Korea and Iran, the depth of Israel’s penetration into the most guarded leadership circles, the destruction of the al-Kibar reactor in 2007, and the 2008 assassination of Brigadier General Mohammed Suleiman—one of the senior officials entrusted with Syria’s most sensitive strategic weapons programmes.

The challenges of Syria's return

Al Majalla will examine the Arab and Western roles in the Syrian conflict in their entirety including their gambles, failures, successes, as well as future challenges

Al Majalla - London