Even though it would be good for the region and efforts toward resetting ties have regional and international backing, major challenges and even non-starters are blocking the path to rapprochement
Israel's war on Gaza will either send the region spiralling into an intractable war or can be a turning point for a better future for all. Saudi Arabia can play a key role in achieving the latter.
Speaking of a taboo could be quite a risk and pure madness in a country governed by tempers that run the political scene. It is where enacting a law restricting freedom of opinion and expression is…
There was visible warmth when the US and Syrian presidents met in the Oval Office last month, with some even speculating a Trump visit to Damascus. But there is much to do before that happens.
Following the unprecedented attacks on Qatar, Gulf leaders have pledged to forge a unified defence front, marking a historic shift from cautious neutrality to collective security
What began as a locally rooted trade in coca leaves and opium evolved into a transnational system of cartels that challenged governments, corrupted institutions, and destabilised countries
When Israel killed a Hezbollah military chief in late November, one GBU-39 bomb failed to detonate, leaving Washington worried that its adversaries could reverse engineer it
With her collection 'Con' having won Spain's 2025 National Poetry Prize, the Galician writer spoke to Al Majalla about the process of creation as she works on her first novel.