Experienced former US naval officers outline to Al Majalla what can be done to protect a vital sea lane, now and in the future.

An examination of the historic and recent trends relating to Sunni-Shiite relations in Lebanon and the influencing factors.

The Kingdom is justified in questioning why its effort to secure the Red Sea as a strategic imperative wasn't taken seriously in recent years

A Q&A interview with Prof. Hanan Hamad about her book and research into Layla Murad.

On 25 December 1991 — 32 years ago — Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as Soviet Union leader, ceding power to his 59-year-old successor, Boris Yeltsin.

The smuggling industry is worth hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and few alternatives exist to earn a living in the area. Border guards are trigger-happy, and calls for change are ignored.

So far, the 100,000 people displaced into the country have helped some sectors grow, and there are hopes that the lack of a significant negative impact could last. Some foreign aid has helped.

Several universities have banned their Students for Justice in Palestine and Jewish Voice for Peace chapters, two anti-Zionist student clubs, as donors and Congress ramp up pressure

Algerian author Sara Al-Nams delves deep into the downside of literary awards, the place of women in literature, and why a thousand words can't measure up to a loaf of bread in times of war.