In Part 1 of a two-part interview, Sipan Hamo explains how the Kurdish People's Protection Units were born and talks about his jailing and torture in Syrian prison after Russia turned him over

Al Majalla unpacks the scenarios facing the group from all angles: international, regional and domestic.

Amid mounting international, regional and domestic pressure, the group's fate hangs in the balance. A defeat of the Islamic Republic, therefore, could spell the end of Hezbollah.

Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness

Reports that the Trump administration is eyeing Iran's parliament speaker as an Iranian 'Delcy Rodriguez' has been dismissed in Tehran as fake news

Military intervention alone solves nothing, especially in Lebanon's case. US diplomatic leadership here could make all the difference.

Cheap autonomous weapons are overturning the economics of combat—and teaching the United States important lessons.

The conflict will likely prompt political and economic shifts, even if the extent of those changes may not be known for years.

Since late February, the Strait of Hormuz—the artery for nearly 20% of global oil and gas flows—has been effectively shut, following Iranian retaliation to US and Israeli strikes and direct threats…