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On 25 December 1991 — 32 years ago — Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet Union leader, ceding power to his 59-year-old successor, Boris Yeltsin. Sara Gironi Carnevale

How the Soviet Union collapse impacted the Arab world

On 25 December 1991 — 32 years ago — Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet Union leader, ceding power to his 59-year-old successor, Boris Yeltsin.

Sami Moubayed 24, Dec 2023

Putin Welcomes Stalin Back to the Pantheon

OnNovember 10, 1982, the Soviet leaderLeonid Brezhnevdied. The editors ofPravda, the country’s main newspaper, confronted something of a dilemma. A black frame would surround the front page to…

Andrei Kolesnikov 12, Oct 2019
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After Israel attacked Iran overnight on June 12, Tehran responded with a barrage of missile salvos hitting Tel Aviv, June 13, 2025.
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Where is Israel's unprecedented Iran attack taking the region?

13 June 2025

While Israel's attack dealt a severe blow to Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure, the long-term impact remains uncertain as Tehran's potential for retaliation introduces new risks

Michael Horowitz
A 3D-printed miniature model depicting US President Donald Trump, Iranian and American flags in this illustration. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic
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Trump standoff with Iran reaches fever pitch

12 June 2025

Tensions reach a boiling point as an IAEA report finds Tehran in breach of its nuclear obligations. Meanwhile, US personnel are ordered out of the region in a sign that escalation may be imminent.

Con Coughlin
US President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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Trump’s choice on Iran

11 June 2025

Will he be the president to finally break America's addiction to Middle East interventions?

Emma Ashford
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Syria and Israel: the cost of peace

29 May 2025

Al Majalla unpacks this new chapter in Middle East diplomacy, exploring the history behind the silence, present-day stakes, and the uncertain road ahead

Al Majalla - London
The "Detainees and Disappeared" exhibition in the Syrian capital, Damascus
Culture & Social Affairs

Art exhibit on Syrian prisons helps preserve the pain of a nation

13 June 2025

The 'Detainees and the Disappeared' installation in Damascus enshrines harrowing stories of individual imprisonment into a collective archive to remind future generations of their pain and sacrifice

Hasnaa Aadra

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