Al Majalla looks at how the US troop pullout will affect the US-Iran power struggle in the country

Ali al-Zaidi vowed to disarm the country's armed militias by 30 September, but could not. Iran critics worry that it will be much harder without US troops on the ground

A power vacuum left by the US toppling of Saddam's regime gave an opening for Iran to exploit. Today, its influence in Iraq extends to the political, security and economic spheres

Before facts had been established, Netanyahu rushed to portray himself as Mr. Security with Israeli elections just weeks away. But will Israelis be convinced?

Egypt's entry in the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards turns decades of Egyptian history into an intimate family chronicle

The man credited with catching Mossad spy Eli Cohen in Damascus in 1965 speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about his early career and his idea to tap Israeli messages

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

While many would like to see Addis Ababa distracted, they also worry about a refugee spillover should a civil war break out. It might be a case of 'be careful what you wish for'

After months of behind‑the‑scenes talks, Rabat and Tel Aviv are deepening ties under a new phase of the existing Abraham Accords, with Western Sahara being dangled as an incentive