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Andrei Cojocaru

Defining the Central Bank of Syria’s to-do list

After Donald Trump agreed to lift sanctions, Syria's central bank is now in the spotlight. Its independence needs to be protected from political interference through transparency and accountability.

Toufic Chanbour 13, Jun 2025
The "Detainees and Disappeared" exhibition in the Syrian capital, Damascus

Art exhibit on Syrian prisons helps preserve the pain of a nation

The 'Detainees and the Disappeared' installation in Damascus enshrines harrowing stories of individual imprisonment into a collective archive to remind future generations of their pain and sacrifice

Hasnaa Aadra 13, Jun 2025
President of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, Chaim Weizmann, listening intently as a member of the Arab Higher Committee presents a closing argument on October 18, 1947. NEWSPICTURES / AFP

Syria-Zionist talks before and after the creation of Israel

In light of forthcoming Syria-Israel peace talks expected to resume soon after they were suspended in 2008, Al Majalla takes a look at the history of negotiations between the two sides

Sami Moubayed 11, Jun 2025
An Israeli soldier stands at an observation post in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, overlooking southern Syria, on March 25, 2025. AFP

Israel undermines Syria's security, then blames it for the chaos

It is both incoherent and self-defeating to hold al-Sharaa's government accountable for attacks while simultaneously obstructing its ability to govern and restore order in southern Syria

Haid Haid 09, Jun 2025
Troops from the US-led coalition against Islamic State (IS) training SDF fighters in Syria's north-eastern Hasakah province on 7 September 2022. Delil Souleiman/AFP

Exit signs: America’s full withdrawal from Syria seems imminent

A flurry of decisions suggests that the end is nigh for US troops in Syria, and that this may come sooner than expected. In laying the foundations for withdrawal, Donald Trump wants 'out' by Christmas

Caroline Rose 07, Jun 2025
In October 1936, the French government and the Syrian National Bloc signed the Franco-Syrian Treaty of Alliance, giving independence to Syria. Two months earlier, a Zionist delegation was given short shrift by the Bloc. Getty Images

‘You may leave’: a 1936 meeting between Syrian and Zionist leaders

Minutes of a confidential discussion record an increasingly heated exchange that ended with the Jewish delegation being shown the door.

Sami Moubayed 06, Jun 2025
Fares Garabet

Arms outstretched where once artillery did the talking

Fares Garabet 05, Jun 2025
Syria's oil and gas reserves could fire an economic recovery but investment is needed. Al Majalla

Syria’s oil and natural gas fields offer opportunities for investors

Old fields could produce 400,000 barrels of oil per day within a year and there are some large natural gas reserves to exploit, but investment is needed to make the most of the opportunity.

Hussein Al Sharaa 05, Jun 2025
Diana Estefanía Rubio

Three decades of Syrian oil production

Since 2011, the Syrian economy has suffered from a devastating internal war and strict sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States, including on Syrian oil.In 2019, the US…

Al Majalla - London 03, Jun 2025
Eduardo Ramon

Striving for calm as Israel and Türkiye find more reasons to fight

Ankara and Tel Aviv have been at each other's throats for years, not least over Gaza, while a change in leadership in Syria has thrown fuel on the fire. Thankfully, there are deconfliction mechanisms.

Omer Onhon 02, Jun 2025
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Will Iran-Israel strikes derail Trump's Mideast vision?

14 June 2025

Trump and Netanyahu disagree on whether to use military force to stop Iran's nuclear programme, and Israel's punishing attack on Iran places the region on a worrisome trajectory

Robert Ford
After Israel attacked Iran overnight on June 12, Tehran responded with a barrage of missile salvos hitting Tel Aviv, June 13, 2025.
Politics

Where is Israel's unprecedented Iran attack taking the region?

13 June 2025

While Israel's attack dealt a severe blow to Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure, the long-term impact remains uncertain as Tehran's potential for retaliation introduces new risks

Michael Horowitz
A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, Iranian and American flags in this illustration. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic
Politics

Trump standoff with Iran reaches fever pitch

12 June 2025

Tensions reach a boiling point as an IAEA report finds Tehran in breach of its nuclear obligations. Meanwhile, US personnel are ordered out of the region in a sign that escalation may be imminent.

Con Coughlin
US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Politics

Trump’s choice on Iran

11 June 2025

Will he be the president to finally break America's addiction to Middle East interventions?

Emma Ashford
Lina Jaradat
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Syria and Israel: the cost of peace

29 May 2025

Al Majalla unpacks this new chapter in Middle East diplomacy, exploring the history behind the silence, present-day stakes, and the uncertain road ahead

Al Majalla - London

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