Suggestions that Erdoğan's long rule has reinvigorated the idea of reviving the Ottoman Empire are misplaced, as is speculation over calls for a broader Muslim state.

Islamic State attacks near Baghdad and in the oil-rich Kirkuk province have led to Iraq stepping up operations amid the summer heat

Al Majalla journalists take a comprehensive look, six years following the group's defeat, at what has changed and what threats remain as thousands of IS fighters and families linger in Syrian camps

Al Majalla takes an exclusive tour of the camp, speaking to both residents and administration officials on the lingering threats and how they are working to address these challenges

In the absence of any clear and strict conditionality within the regional re-engagement with al-Assad's regime, such groups have more grounds for optimism than concern about their future.

Multiple reconstruction projects underway across the city are being funded by the UN, EU, US, but the UN estimated it could take 10 years to clear Mosul of landmines and corpses lie under many streets

Al Majalla exclusively reveals the various stages of the initiatives which include the dismantling of the Al-Tanf base, the withdrawal of foreign forces, reconstruction, and the lifting of sanctions

Chants from folklore in the country have been twisted to political ends in its war, with groups competing to use them to fire up fighters and supporters. They offer insight into the balance of power.

Humanity sank and drowned once again on 14 June, when a vessel with reportedly more than 700 people on board, trying to reach Europe, sank in the east Mediterranean, off the southern coast of Greece

At its core, Netanyahuism is the aspiration to exercise complete control over what Netanyahu refers to as "the land of Israel" and prevent any establishment of a Palestinian state