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A boom in cosmetic surgery among Syrian women has sparked talk of a link between the country’s war and perceptions of beauty there. Nawar Jabbour looks into the trend, also driven by social media. Nathalie Lees

Syrians seek solace in cosmetic surgery

With the war in their country not yet entirely over, people there are seeking solace by wearing a new face, perhaps as a distraction from lingering suffering

Nawwar Jabbour 29 April 2023
A worker at a primitive oil refinery poses for a picture at the facility in the town of al-Qahtaniya in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakah province, near the border with Turkey, on November 15, 2021. Getty Images

Syria looks to Libya oil deal as blueprint to access vital revenue stream

With more than 15 million Syrians in need of aid an agreement to resurrect oil production may be the answer with Libya setting the precedent

Ibrahim Hamidi 29 April 2023
IS and its predecessors have a long history of working directly with al-Assad's regime and benefiting from its indirect facilitation. Al Majalla

The al-Assad regime's sordid history of weaponising jihadists

IS and its predecessors have a long history of working directly with al-Assad's regime and benefiting from its indirect facilitation

Charles Lister 27 April 2023
Eiko Ojala

Plagued by war, queues and sorrow, Syrians await their inevitable demise

Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa shares his firsthand account from the heart of the country's capital, describing the endless sorrow of the Syrian people

Khaled Khalifa 26 April 2023
This 2013 pictures shows the destroyed Khaled bin Walid mosque in the al-Khalidiyah neighbourhood of the central Syrian city of Homs. AFP

Syrian reconstruction will only come from Syrian realism

Analysis of the diplomatic movement regarding Syria including the positions of Gulf states, Syria's neighbours, world powers, and Turkey

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy 25 April 2023
In an interview with Al Majalla, Lahham reminisces on cherished memories, particularly his memorable portrayal of Ghawwar El Toshe. Shutterstock

At 89, legendary Syrian film star Duraid Lahham is keeping busy

In an interview with Al Majalla, Lahham reminisces on cherished memories, particularly his memorable portrayal of Ghawwar El Toshe

Sami Moubayed 21 April 2023
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, shows missiles flying into the sky near international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. AP

Is Israel on ‘red alert’ yet?

Israel has been increasingly lethal, surgical, consistent, bold, and transparent in its military attacks on Syria

Bilal Saab 21 April 2023
Al-Ma'arri statue in Montreuil.

A Syrian refugee in France: Al-Ma’arri statue awaits return to homeland

The statue represents the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who do not know if they will ever return back to their homeland

Mohamed abi Samra 13 April 2023

Two British novels that poignantly depict the Syrian tragedy

Although the Syrian plight has been widely written on by Arab authors, these powerful works struggle to reach a global audience unlike their Western peers

Haitham Hussein 01 April 2023
The joint announcement acknowledges the trade's negative impact on the security, health, and political landscape of the region Barbara Gibson

Can US-UK sanctions dismantle Syria's drug industry?

The joint announcement acknowledges the trade's negative impact on the security, health, and political landscape of the region

Caroline Rose 31 March 2023
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on 28 February 2025. Shutterstock
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One year of Trump 2.0: the age of MAGA imperialism?

20 January 2026

From kidnapping Venezuela's president to proposing the annexation of Greenland, Trump appears to be the most 'imperialist' leader the US has had in decades

Christopher Phillips
Opinion

The battle for the state is reshaping regional alliances

18 January 2026

From Yemen and Syria to Sudan and Libya, there is a concerted effort to reassert state authority and thwart moves toward the proliferation of quasi-states and fragmentation

Ibrahim Hamidi
A man holds a Syrian flag as a group of civilians smash a statue of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the city of Tabqa after the Syrian army took control of it, in Tabqa, Syria, on 18 January 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri
Politics

How the SDF's hand was twisted into Syria integration

19 January 2026

A decisive Syrian military campaign, coupled with diplomatic pressure from Türkiye, the US, and Israel, has forced the SDF into a far-reaching integration deal with Damascus

Omer Onhon
Gregori Saavedra
Politics

China’s grand strategy reaches a critical juncture

06 January 2026

This could be a decisive year for Beijing as long-running strategies collide with harsher geopolitical realities. The outcomes will shape global power balances well beyond 2026.

Shirley Ze Yu
Ali Shaath during a press interview with a local radio station.
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Profiles

Ali Shaath: Gaza’s technocrat of reconstruction

17 January 2026

Responsibility for the enclave's reconstruction has been placed in the hands of an experienced civil engineer native to Gaza

Mohammed Najib

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