In the midst of the Watergate scandal back home, Nixon needed a distraction. After years of isolation, his trip to Damascus on 15 June 1974 paved the way for future visits by US presidents.
After the October War came shuttle diplomacy. Al Majalla reveals what went on in the room when two statesmen met and managed to draw up a historic peace agreement.
Secret documents obtained by Al Majalla reveal how al-Assad was able to get American support to eliminate his rivals. Aoun was sent into exile to Paris and Geagea was imprisoned.
Al Majalla reveals the details of secret presidential discussions between Washington and Damascus during a time of flux in the Middle East as global dynamics shifted
Douba's name was permanently associated with the massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood in Hama and was a loyal friend of al-Assad to the very end
Al Majalla reveals the last communications between Khaddam and Hafez al-Assad before he passed away and also the unheeded advice he gave to Bashar al-Assad after becoming Syrian president.
As Suleiman Frangieh junior has emerged as a candidate for Lebanon's presidential vacancy, Sami Moubayed takes a look at the presidency of his grandfather and namesake.
The Saudi pioneer of the prose poem reveals why her recent collections were linked by the theme of water and how the artform means she has lived many lives.
One of the biggest names in the stricken financial sector calls for 'hope' amid the crisis that has reduced millions to poverty and ruined the country's reputation. There is now a detailed plan.
Over 6,000 people have been sheltering in woodland in Olala in Amhara for two months having already fled from civil war. The international community is not doing enough to help.
No stranger to rivalries, the governor of the Central Bank of Libya is technocrat who has had to develop his political wiles, most recently clashing with the prime minister. Is this the next Gaddafi?