Joe Biden's travails in the United States are familiar in the Middle East, a region that has had its fair share of elderly rulers. Here, Al Majalla looks at some who make the Democrat look young.

Wider geopolitical shifts are behind a decline in trade and investment, and Tel Aviv's ties with Beijing will always come second to Washington

Hundreds are now stuck in Syria's Al-Hol camp. If they are allowed to return home, they will surely face stigmatization, but they could also be a useful intel resource for the state.

The veteran career diplomat who resigned from her post at the State Department in April speaks candidly with Al Majalla about how her criticisms were silenced from the top echelons of government

NATO Assistant Secretary Ambassador Boris Ruge speaks to Al Majalla in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, DC

Beirut feels that there is a way to manage the country's 1.5 million new Syrian guests, but that this will require support, as the World Bank says it will cost $1.5bn just to meet their basic needs

With Israel's destructive war on Gaza killing tens of thousands, losing art seems trivial. Still, artists are determined to keep their works alive despite attempts to erase Palestinian culture.

Al Majalla speaks to displaced Palestinians who have lost their homes, livelihoods, and even family members. Their existence has been reduced to a daily struggle to find the basic necessities of life.

On 9 July 1969, Abdullah passed away from cancer at the early age of 56. Al Majalla explores the illustrious academic career of one of Iraq's most celebrated physicists.