Saad Zaghloul was undoubtedly one of the great leaders of contemporary Egypt. In his own lifetime, he shaped the cornerstone of Egyptian nationalism during the first half of the 20th century.

ECOWAS member states are well aware that an armed conflict would worsen the region's existing instability. The mere mention of a military intervention has been enough to divide West African nations.

At the turn of the 20th century, New York's Syrian Quarter was a vibrant residential, cultural, and commercial hub for immigrants from Ottoman Syria. In 1945, most of it was rendered obsolete.

The back-to-back events of al-Kahaleh and Ain al-Hilweh have brought Lebanon on the verge of what many fear could lead to a repeat of the tragic events that triggered the civil war back in 1975

This month's arrival of 3,000 US marines in the Red Sea stirs debate over US intentions. Is it an attempt to reassure allies or a bid to curb Chinese influence? Al Majalla explains.

Morocco has unexpectedly emerged as a new giant in uranium production, thanks to the recent discovery of vast reserves of phosphate and its derivatives.

Al Majalla takes a look at Iraqi Premier Abd al-Karim Qasim's attempt to invade Kuwait in 1961 and explains why Saddam felt that he could succeed where Qasim failed

Syria's whopping 830 foreign military bases represent the largest number of foreign military bases in its history. Al Majalla maps out the breakdown of regional and global presence there.

'Forces of Freedom and Change' – put forth by Taha Osman Ishaq – seems to be yet another political manoeuvre that will lead to more confusion amid the ongoing crisis in Sudan.

In his recent novel "Waiting for the Predicate of Inna," Tunisian scholar Al Taher Labib employs an eloquent and neoclassical style of written Arabic that celebrates the art of storytelling