Changes to Tunisia's Central Bank and banking laws are expected to boost accountability and end the influence of corrupt business families. But fears of politicisation still linger.

The political elite vies for influence and wealth, while blind to its own inability to provide the basic form of government needed to keep people safe in this land of an ever-rising death toll

While some say a US presence in Iraq is vital to stability and point to continuing gaps in Iraqi security force capabilities, others say the time for any foreign military presence has passed

The world's inability to solve the island's complex problems means there are two names for its main metropolis. On the Turkish side, Lefkoşa blends heritage with modern development.

What role did the Arab-Andalusian Library and the works of Arab scholars play in establishing and developing the Oxford Library? Al Majalla explains.

A nation with religious foundations is fighting to save secular democratic norms. Its polarised politics are now deterring people from military service. Al Majalla explains.

Al Majalla explains how Egypt's decade-long counter-terrorism campaign has paid off for Egypt, the region and the world.

Tensions between Palestinians employed in Israel and the Hamas authorities of the Gaza Strip are rising due to widespread anger at changes to work permits.

Al Majalla spoke to the Angolan author about his rich body of work, Annemarie Jacir's Palestinian film adaptation of his book 'A General Theory of Oblivion' and what he currently has in the works.

In a region where wider geopolitical change is taking hold, speculation about the depth and purpose of Moscow's ties with Khartoum has deepened throughout the civil war. Al Majalla explains.