The arrest of a local leader has highlighted tensions over which groups are in control of a fragmented and war-torn land. More violence now looks likely as political faultines are revealed
Despite the relative calm that the various Syrian regions are experiencing, many disputes have begun to appear in the open between Syrian regime forces and the local and foreign militias that enjoy…
The Syrian province of Al Hasakah, in the north-east of the country, has recently witnessed armed clashes between elements of the ISIS organization and the Syrian Democratic Forces, known as the SDF,…
As U.S. President Joe Biden and his team focus on the Iran nuclear file, the war in Syria remains a festering wound at the heart of the Middle East. Although the current administration has made no…
Smuggling activities between Syria and Iraq poses a new challenge for the US-led international coalition, whose troops are located on both sides of Syrian-Iraqi borders. The coalition forces are…
It took the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA), which is a Syrian armed group that opposes President Bashar Assad’s regime but supports the Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan, more than…
Still unknown is the fate of Syrian citizens who were abducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) many years ago when the group held control of large swaths of Syrian and Iraqi lands…
President Donald Trump surprised friends and adversaries alike this week by announcing that the U.S. would be withdrawing the roughly 2,000 troops deployed in northeastern Syria as part of the…
In an interview with Al Sharq, Türkiye's FM pledges to 'work closely' with regional powers to build a better Syria and hopes Iran will seize the opportunity to recalibrate its approach to the region
With protectionists back in the White House, globalists attending the World Economic Forum were left 'playing second fiddle'. Al Majalla reviews some of the key highlights from the summit.
Cairo wants to show Trump it is a player worth consulting when it comes to Mideast geopolitics, but his comment that Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians will not be well-received
The two leaders controlling most of Syria's territory are in talks over the country's future. Much is still uncertain, but observers are hopeful that a military confrontation can be avoided.
From her tough times living in Tamay az-Zahayrah to a life of stardom, Al Majalla revisits Umm Kulthum's memoirs, as narrated to the late Egyptian writer Ali Amin
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