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Members of Lebanon's movement Hezbollah on March 1, 2016, in the southern town of Kfour in the Nabatiyeh district, during the funeral of a Hezbollah fighter, who was killed while fighting a longside Syrian government forces in Syria Getty Images

Damascus Documents reveal story behind creation of Hezbollah

Al Majalla obtains Damascus Documents which reveal how Iran founded Hezbollah in Lebanon in the 1980s

Ibrahim Hamidi 26 February 2023
The recent number of dead in Turkey and Syria has exceeded 37,000 and is expected to continue to rise. Al Majalla

Turkey-Syria earthquake: A humanitarian and economic cost of epic proportions

The disaster has claimed 37,000 lives in Turkey and Syria so far and Ankara's loss is estimated at $84 billion

Al Majalla - London 14 February 2023
The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people.
Andrei Cojocaru

Northern Syria’s sad history of devastating earthquakes

The first recorded earthquake struck Antioch in 115 AD, and the city was said to have been completely flattened, killing 260,000 people

Diana Darke 10 February 2023
People stand among the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. Getty Images

"It is catastrophic, and the United Nations is complicit"

Head of Syrian Civil Defence Raed Saleh says what is needed now is fuel to power the equipment to remove the rubble and recover the bodies

Al Majalla - London 09 February 2023
With the establishment of seismology as a field in the 19th century the monitoring of earthquakes became a much more precise science. Getty

Understanding earthquakes: A history of seismology

With the establishment of seismology as a field in the 19th century the monitoring of earthquakes became a much more precise science

Abdel-Rahman Ayas 09 February 2023
Syrian men gather by a destroyed building at a flooded area, after the collapse of a dam on the Orontes (Assi) river near al-Tulul village in Salqin. AFP

Are we more moved by the disaster or its footage?

While the need for public attention to prompt the world for support is undeniable, sharing videos of such suffering raises ethical issues regarding the privacy of victims

Samer Abou Hawwach 09 February 2023
A Syrian child sits on a collapsed building in the town of Azaz on the border with Turkey on February 7, 2023, following a deadly earthquake. AFP

Devastating earthquake needs swift aid response

Opposition-controlled Idlib is especially in need of aid as it has been systematically isolated by the Syrian regime

Charles Lister 09 February 2023
In a tale of generals and presidents, Al Majalla illustrates how Lebanese politics overlapped with its army. Andrei Cojocaru

When generals become presidents: A history of Lebanese military leaders

In a tale of generals and presidents, Al Majalla illustrates how Lebanese politics overlapped with its army

Sami Moubayed 03 February 2023
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad swears the presidential oath for a fourth term, in Damascus, Syria, in this handout released by SANA on July 17, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Assad Says Turkey Talks Must Be Based On Ending 'Occupation'

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said talks with foe Turkey should be based on the aims of ending the occupation of Syrian land and halting support for what he called terrorism, an apparent…

13 January 2023
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers his messages to the journalists in G20 Summit's news conference in Media Center, BICC, Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia, November 16, 2022. ADITYA PRADANA PUTRA/G20 Media Center/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Leaders of Turkey, Syria Could Meet For Peace - Erdogan

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he may meet Syria's Bashar al-Assad as part of a new peace process after their defense ministers met last week for the highest-level talks between…

05 January 2023
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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