While security cooperation certainly does not need a large US footprint, regional partners will always prefer a robust and sizable presence.

In an exclusive interview with Al Majalla, the UN assistant secretary-general says the traditional approach of dealing with issues in silos no longer works and a 360 approach is needed.

Fears grow that much of Iran will be uninhabitable in 40 years as it diverts rivers to feed nuclear plans, worsening a long drought and risking social unrest, at the behest of the military elite

Al Majalla publishes the secret messages between the leaders with Arafat playing the role of the go-between

Secret documents obtained by Al Majalla reveal that Saddam tried to form a four-way coalition with Jordan, Yemen and Egypt while reaching out to Iran through Arafat.

After the Iraq-Iran war concluded in 1988, a significant turn of events took place that would lead to Saddam's decision to invade Kuwait

Al Majalla gathers the thoughts of writers and artists on the strange silence in the country's cultural discourse on climate change – with the country one of the most directly affected in the world.

Riyadh significantly contributed to Iraq's move to openness via soft economic intervention. Hesham Alghannam's personal account of a trip to Baghdad shows what this means for Iraq and the region.

The high level of unemployment has become a national talking point in Iran, while claimed statistics offered by the government are no longer trusted by citizens.

First, IS took their right to make decisions away from them but now various armed groups operating in the area do so as well