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Members of Syria's security forces stand guard during the funeral of three people killed in Israeli strikes a day earlier, in the southern town of Daraa on March 18, 2025. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

The 8th Brigade agrees to dissolve in boost for Damascus

A high-profile armed group in Daraa in southern Syria has reluctantly agreed to hand over its weapons, with its fighters joining a national army under the Ministry of Defence. In the end, it had to.

Abbas Sharifa 17 April 2025
Al Majalla / AFP / Reuters

Murhaf Abu Qasra on building a new army and Syria's future

In Part 2 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's interim defence minister says he wants to build an army for the Syrian people—one that doesn't meddle in its neighbours' affairs

Ibrahim Hamidi 24 January 2025
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Syria defence chief Murhaf Abu Qasra on the plan to oust Assad

Al Majalla speaks to the Major General, who was integral to the operation. In part 1 of a two-part interview, he explains how he helped turn rebel groups into a sophisticated and organised army.

Ibrahim Hamidi 23 January 2025
A Syrian man looks towards an Israeli tank positioned in the Syrian town of Madinat al-Baath, in the UN-patrolled buffer zone in the annexed Golan Heights on 20 December 2024. Bakr Alkasem / AFP

Rather than extend a hand, Netanyahu rains on Syria’s parade

Joyous at Iran's lost influence in Syria, Israel could have celebrated with Syrians after Assad's ouster. Instead, it rained bombs down, occupied land, and destroyed Syrian assets. Why? Ask Netanyahu

Frederic C. Hof 22 December 2024
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17, Sep 2026

After rapid advances, the Yemeni rebel group is fortifying its positions along the vital maritime chokepoint, while intensifying pressure in southwestern Taiz, northern Lahj, and Marib

Ibrahim Jalal
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Backlash over Macklemore ban shows major US culture shift

16, Sep 2026

The American rapper's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour over his 'Free Palestine' speech and the British singer's meek rebuttal sparked an uproar on social media

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Francesca Albanese: the Palestine question is a global one

16, Sep 2026

In an interview with Al Majalla, the UN Special Rapporteur says the backlash against her for speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza reveals much about the current international order

Elie Kossaifi
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AI data centres: the costliest infrastructure race in history?

17, Sep 2026

Investment could reach $50tn by 2050, but electricity, semiconductors and data laws will determine where the factories of the new economy are built

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Only China, India, and Russia can end the Iran war

15, Sep 2026

Washington needs its rivals to create peace on its behalf

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