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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 still from Netflix's docuseries 'Spy Ops'. Netflix

Netflix docuseries ‘Spy Ops’ explores top global espionage operations

A look inside the eight-episode docuseries 'Spy Ops' on Netflix explores some of the most high-profile covert intelligence operations that rocked the world.

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 03 November 2023
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After October 7: new faces, changing maps

08, Oct 2026

Al Majalla examines this changed landscape—from Israel's domestic political scene to its external ambitions, where it occupies large swathes of new territory in the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria

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Why Europe’s gold is on the move

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Headlines have centred on the flight of bullion while commentators have speculated about the prompts. The reality is a little more nuanced

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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

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