Earlier this month Egypt released its archives. Israel released its own last year, making Syria the only remaining participant of the October 1973 war to not declassify.
Unstable geopolitics traps money in defence spending and away from economic development to this day, in a pattern that goes back to 1948. Change is needed, with big challenges ahead.
The conflict between Israel and the Arab world started in 1948 when a Jewish state was created on Palestinian land. Despite some peace agreements reached, tension continues to fester to this day.
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.
A military win for the Arab world changed the power dynamics in the region and opened the way for moves to a meaningful peace. But with progress uneven and slow, more is needed.
Sadat is admired by many in Egypt for sparing the country from future wars with Israel but his miscalculation in empowering Islamists led to his own assassination. Al Majalla explains.
“Get well soon, Mother of Champions” said a statement by Mohamed Anwer Essmat Sadat, the nephew of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, announcing that the health of the former Egyptian first…
After the euphoria of liberation has worn off, Syrians are now confronted with the daunting task of a country ripped apart by a decade-long war. It will be a long road, but people are hopeful.
Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.