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Israeli army soldiers add zip ties to the mast of an Israeli flag flying at a special area for exercises during a military drill in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on July 8, 2025. Jalaa Marey/AFP

Why Syria and Israel should walk, not run, towards peace

This is a once-in-a-blue-moon opportunity to agree a détente between two hostile neighbours, but getting there is tricky. Several issues must (but can) be overcome.

Michael Harari 11 July 2025
Elderly members of the Druze community gather in solidarity with the victims of the attack in Majdal Shams on July 30, 2024, in the Syrian town of Quneitra. LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

Syrian Druze wary of Israel's creeping presence in Quneitra

Residents of Quneitra province are wary of a creeping Israeli presence in their land, with some vowing "not to betray" those who died to keep the land Syrian

Shelly Kittleson 01 February 2025
A Syrian man looks towards an Israeli tank positioned in the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath, in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the annexed Golan Heights on 20 December 2024. Bakr Alkasem / AFP

Rather than extend a hand, Netanyahu rains on Syria’s parade

Joyous at Iran's lost influence in Syria, Israel could have celebrated with Syrians after Assad's ouster. Instead, it rained bombs down, occupied land, and destroyed Syrian assets. Why? Ask Netanyahu

Frederic C. Hof 22 December 2024
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The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

02 September 2025

Lebanon's president and prime minister have a big decision to make: whether, and how, to use the army to disarm Hezbollah. Today's army can be trusted, but its task must be well thought through.

Bilal Saab
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'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
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Hugs and hand-holding: Modi sends signals to Trump in Tianjin

06 September 2025

With Modi keen to stand his ground against Trump's tariffs, and India-China relations beginning to thaw, the SCO summit gave New Delhi an opportunity to assert its diplomatic weight

Shakir Husain
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How Saudi Arabia is redefining the global mining map

06 September 2025

The Future Minerals Forum has become one of the world's most influential gatherings in the minerals sector, uniting stakeholders around the shared goal of building sustainable mineral supply chains

Faisal Faeq
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Film Watch

03 September 2025

Every month, Al Majalla offers its take on the screen's newest releases, with the occasional dip into the archives to review an older classic.

Areej Jamal

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