As Washington's ability to protect its bases across the Middle East has been substantially weakened by the US war on Iran, Iraqi Kurds look for ways to shield themselves from further entanglement

The experience of Lebanon and Syria in the 1970s is more useful as an analytical lens for understanding the thinking behind US calls for al-Sharaa to intervene than as a practical blueprint for action

From comedy and romance to grief and mourning, the films explore what death reveals about love, faith, family, and society

Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad speaks to Al Majalla about Islamabad's diplomatic role in the talks between the US and Iran, its balancing act between Tehran and Riyadh and the Mecca Pact

Shaibani held several calls with the Mossad chief days before the strike, explaining why the airport's runway was being rehabilitated and that it had no hostile intentions, but Israel bombed it anyway

As stocks rise ever higher, yields have been climbing ominously

Balancing the competing interests of regional and global stakeholders is no easy task. Can the president keep Syria from becoming an arena for regional conflict?

The Egyptian novelist's latest book, 'Contrary to What Came Before', prompts a deeper meditation on life, death, and the possibility of renewal

Al-Zaidi's push to take arms out of militias' hands and bring them under state control is exposing deep political divisions and challenging the government's authority at home and abroad

Syria's new post-Assad leadership is working to sever Iran's reach by shoring up its borders with Lebanon and Iraq, and by closing in on cells operating in the country