'Whoever wants to win should come' as the oil-rich nation rebuilds and opens up to the world, Mohammed Ali Al-Hawij tells Al Majalla

Biden, like his predecessors, doesn't care about resolving the Palestinian issue. The focus has instead been on a separate peace with regional states, but now a business-led strategy has been adopted.

The Kingdom has long backed the Palestinian cause and is using its global influence to bring about not only a ceasefire but a genuine and lasting peace.

By keeping decision-making inside Gaza, Hamas leaders may have misjudged the reaction of the outside world.

Every year, Palestinians mark the Nakba – “catastrophe” in English – when, in 1948, around one million Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes during the creation of the state of Israel…

What was once a means to ease a blockade has become a strategic part of a raging ground war after a devastating bombing campaign. But there is scant criticism of the network known as 'Lower Gaza'.

Israel's war on Gaza is the most dangerous threat to the stability of the region and the wider world. Most observers agree that it is likely to be a long-term conflict.

For over 30 years, Hassib has spent his days in his studio near Damascus, creating art without fuss, noise or pretence. He speaks to Al Majalla about using the light of colours to fight the darkness.

Egypt has repeatedly rejected any attempt to push Palestinians in Gaza to the Sinai. It will also almost certainly reject taking control over the enclave after the current Israeli assault ends.