Israel has attacked Damascus multiple times this past year, but the Syrian capital is no stranger to such tactics. It has come under shelling from occupation powers numerous times in the past century.
Syria's deep economic reliance on Lebanon, shaped by years of conflict and international sanctions, has made regime-held areas particularly vulnerable to Lebanon's economic and political instability
Russia's intervention on 30 September 2015 won it a warm water port on the Mediterranean, but the political solution that was meant to follow the fighting has not yet materialised
While the potential presence of Houthis in Syria is most likely only symbolic, its implications could be significant. Israel might use this as a justification to ramp up attacks across the region.
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
The suspended fair remains a symbol of the global prestige Syria enjoyed in its not-so-distant past. Al Majalla recalls some of its most memorable moments.
The Syrian president knows that war between Israel and Hezbollah will send diplomats hurriedly calling Damascus. After more than a decade in the diplomatic naughty corner, this is his moment
War sent oil firms running while the loss of territorial control in the oil- and gas-rich north-east left the Kurds with the hydrocarbons and Damascus reliant on Iran. Will the good times roll again?
The interception of more than a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles in recent months has shown that smuggling has a highly effective new toy, while the Jordanians have a new security headache
A fascinating first-hand account from a former ambassador of the conversation about the Shebaa Farms that uncovered the lie that Hezbollah uses to justify its continued 'resistance' against Israel
Since his threat to hit his foe hard, Benjamin Netanyahu has been weighing up both its method and timing. To understand what has been on his mind, it helps to know what it is he is trying to do.
BRICS+ wants to offset Western domination, including via 'de-dollarisation'. It certainly has grown in numbers and influence, but some potential joiners are getting cold feet.
The Iranian foreign minister has just concluded a regional tour, working out who is still a friend, who is frosty, and who might help in other ways in its hour of need
At a time when Islamophobia began to take hold in Europe, the renowned French poet pushed back on misconceptions. His works feature over a hundred references to the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran.
Analysts are asking if this is just another Damascus bluff, gesturing away from Tehran only to emerge backing it, or is this a genuine generational shift, towards the embrace of Arab states?