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Eduardo Ramón

Said Jawish Interview Part 4: Cohen's execution aftermath

The man who caught Israel's most famous spy in the heart of Damascus speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about the aftermath of the operation, Cohen's watch, and where he was buried

Ibrahim Hamidi 04 October 2026
Eduardo Ramón

Said Jawish Interview Part 3: the days after Eli Cohen’s capture

Now an old man, the Syrian soldier who caught Mossad's man in Damascus in 1965 speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about the famous counter-intelligence operation

Ibrahim Hamidi 03 October 2026

Said Jawish Interview Part 2: tracing the cable to Cohen

Speaking exclusively to Al Majalla, the man who caught one of Israel's most famous spies working undercover in Damascus tells how he broke the rules to catch Mossad's top spy in Syria

Ibrahim Hamidi 02 October 2026
Eduardo Ramón

Said Jawish Interview Part 1: monitoring Israeli communications

The man credited with catching Mossad spy Eli Cohen in Damascus in 1965 speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about his early career and his idea to tap Israeli messages

Ibrahim Hamidi 30 September 2026
Eduardo Ramón

Exclusive interview with the man who caught Eli Cohen

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Ibrahim Hamidi 30 September 2026
A visit to Damascus by French President Emmanuel Macron had meaning far beyond trade and investment. Axel Rangel Garcia

Damascus between two projects: when partnership answers the bomb

The real target of the explosions near President Macron's hotel was the idea of a new, open, trading Syria. The most effective response? To press on with the visit and move towards the future

Ibrahim Hamidi 09 July 2026
An aerial view shows pigeons flying over the Marjeh square in Syria's capital Damascus on 12 December 2024. OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

The history of Damascus pulses through Marjeh Square

If anywhere encapsulates the Syrian capital in recent decades, it is this enigmatic and iconic public space, which has seen more than its fair share of changes

Khalil Sweileh 02 January 2026
Luna al-Shibl was in Bashar al-Assad's inner circle for more than a decade but fell from favour shortly before her death. Axel Rangel García

‘She’s a spy’: Soleimani’s warning about Syrian advisor Luna al-Shibl

Al Majalla reveals the full story of Bashar al-Assad's former head of media whose brother disappeared two months before she was killed in an incident eyewitnesses say was no 'accident'.

Manaf Saad 09 December 2025
Syrian novelist Khalil al-Neimi Supplied

Khalil al-Neimi: All I can do is expose what I see

After 54 years in exile, a prominent Syrian novelist returns to a Damascus he no longer recognises 

Khalil Sweileh 04 November 2025
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on a vehicle in the north of Raqqa city, Syria. Reuters

Fading hopes that the SDF will agree to Syrian integration

The autonomous Kurdish-led group in Syria's north-east has been protected by the US for a decade, but the move now is towards integration with Damascus. Unfortunately, the SDF has not got the memo.

Charles Lister 11 July 2025
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Politics

Can the Houthis be defeated?

15, Oct 2026

In this week's cover story, Al Majalla examines the military balance of power on the ground, the networks through which the Houthis obtain weapons, and the foreign support they receive

Al Majalla - London
Eduardo Ramon
Business & Economy

Trump's tariffs are changing the global trade ecosystem

16, Oct 2026

Trade routes and composition have changed, but not the overall flow, with ASEAN countries playing a bigger role

Abdulfattah Khattab
Sara Padovan
Politics

Student protests test France's Republican promise

18, Oct 2026

Education reform is at the heart of the demonstrations shaking Paris and beyond, with thousands already arrested, but the government's ability to meet learners' demands is limited

Elie Kossaifi
Helena Perez Garcia
Profiles

Ms. Rachel, Gaza, and the power of education

13, Oct 2026

As YouTube star Accurso's influence grew, she transitioned from educator to child advocate. But it only became 'controversial' when she spoke up for Palestinian kids

Hala Al-Naji
Culture & Social Affairs

The 9 Arab films vying for an Oscar

08, Oct 2026

From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival

Wael Said

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