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Homecoming: Syrians reflect on life after exile

Having long dreamt of a free homeland, Syrians who had to live abroad for years talk to Al Majalla about the land they left, their conflicting emotions about coming home, and their hopes for Syria

Hasnaa Aadra 08 January 2025
Angela Merkel’s open border policy of 2015 changed the lives of Syrian refugees who made it to Germany. This is the story of what happened and why it matters. Majalla/Agencies

How has Merkel's warm welcome of Syrian refugees panned out?

Eight years ago Syrian refugees were welcome. Today Germany is tightening its borders after it saw first-time asylum requests rise by 78% in the first seven months of 2023.

Mohamed abi Samra 28 September 2023
A worker walks past Syrian national flags at a solar farm in Hama, Syria November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Starved of Electricity, Some Syrians Turn To Solar Power

Facing crippling electricity cuts, Syrian dentist Ibrahim al-Akzam has turned to solar power to keep his Damascus clinic going, a reflection of the deep energy crisis in his country after 11 years of…

15 December 2022
Ahlam Mohsin Warda, a single mother bringing up three children, helps her son with his studies at their home in Damascus, Syria November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Yamam al Shaar

Syrians Brace for Long, Cold Winter as Fuel Crisis Bites

Mohammed Abu Ramadan can't afford to keep his children warm this winter so he and his sister's family in Damascus take it in turn to look after them - heating their homes only for the weeks that the…

08 December 2022
Magi Assadourian

Syrian Armenians: Who Are They?

“I am in limbo. Why marry and have kids if they grow up and leave me with their mother at this age? My two sons have left Syria after our town, Kassab, located northwest of Syria on the boarders with…

Motasem Al Felou - Jeddah 21 November 2022
Women burn headscarves during a protest over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran, in the Kurdish-controlled city of Qamishli, northeastern Syria September 26, 2022. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

In Syrian North, Women Protest Over Death of Iran's Amini

Hundreds of women protested in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria on Monday over the death of an Iranian Kurdish woman in the custody of Iran's morality police, with some cutting their hair and…

26 September 2022
Khalil spent two years and three months in Assad prisons, he was released due to pressures by international organizations.

Assad Regime, Opposition Accused of Exploiting Detainees' Agenda

The Assad regime’s security authorities have inflicted large-scale torture against detainees who were arrested during the popular protests that took place in mid-March 2011. The many international…

Jiwan Soz 08 July 2022
A migrant holds his passport and train ticket in Freilassing, Germany September 15, 2015. Credit: Reuters

Syrian Regime Earns Money by Selling Syrian Passports Through Brokers

Syrians suffer from a new problem, namely, the difficulty of obtaining passports, whether inside or outside their country, as it takes a long time and costs a lot of money. Its cost has become the…

Jiwan Soz 25 June 2022
Public Auctions of Forcibly Displaced People’s Lands (AFP).

Syrians Worried Over Regime Selling Their Real Estate

Hundreds of Syrian families in the countryside of Idlib and Hama are facing a new problem of selling and investing in their real estate through public auctions supervised by the government of…

Jiwan Soz 04 June 2022
A general view of Nizip refugee camp, near the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkey’s Plan to Return Syrian Refugees Home Questioned

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earlier this week that institutional surveys have shown that more than one million Syrian refugees wish to return voluntarily to their country. This…

Jiwan Soz 13 May 2022
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Israel’s election may not end its political crisis

26, Oct 2026

With a complex election setup and the deep polarisation that has plagued Israel in recent years, expect prolonged political deadlock

Michael Horowitz
Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Rwanda's Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva during a welcoming ceremony for participants of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Russia, on 28 October 2026. Igor Ivanko/REUTERS
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Russia-Africa summit: ambitions and challenges

29, Oct 2026

Amid competition for influence and resources, Russia knows that Africa is a market with potential. For African states, Russian companies are still of interest, but the value equation needs to change

Rana Freifer
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Lula defies Latin America’s pro-Trump wave

28, Oct 2026

Brazil's left-wing president won a historic fourth term in office

Catherine Osborn
Anne-Claire Legendre, the newly appointed president of the Institut du monde arabe, poses for a portrait at the institute’s headquarters in Paris, on 18 February, 2026 AFP
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Anne-Claire Legendre’s vision for the Institut du monde arabe

29, Oct 2026

As the institute approaches its 40th anniversary, its president outlines a new vision for cultural collaboration between the Arab world and Europe

Elie Kossaifi
President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) greeting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi (R), in Tehran on 18 May 2025. Iranian Presidency / AFP
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Afghanistan: Iran's strategic depth card in Central Asia

28, Oct 2026

Once nurtured by Pakistan, the Taliban now works closely with Iran, much to the delight of Russia and China

Kamal Alam

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