Since 8 October 2023, Hezbollah launched a supportive front to help Hamas in Gaza. Since then, the group and Israel have been engaged in somewhat of a limited and controlled exchange of fire within…
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Iran-backed militias carefully weigh their next moves after Israel's stunning success against Hezbollah. For now, they may opt for self-preservation as they go through their most vulnerable time.
Russia's intervention on 30 September 2015 won it a warm water port on the Mediterranean, but the political solution that was meant to follow the fighting has not yet materialised
Lebanese wake up to a new reality after Hassan Nasrallah's assassination. What happens next could have serious ramifications for Lebanon, Israel and the entire region.
A dominant figure in Lebanon since 1992 when he became secretary-general of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah can be credited with reshaping the playing field of Lebanese politics for over three decades
Both countries have suffered massive economic blows. But Lebanon's economy was already on its knees before the war, making recovery and reconstruction all the more difficult.
Disruption in the Hormuz can have major implications for global trade, but it also creates opportunities for smaller nations like Iran to become global political players
The Iraq war was viewed as disastrous in retrospect, while the Iran war was unpopular from the get-go. Al Majalla highlights the similarities and differences between the two.
Pipelines have a chequered history in the Middle East, but the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led US Tom Barrack to conclude that a new route through Syria could solve some problems.