The award-winning Armenian author says literature can either romanticise war or expose its bitter horrors, impacting the choices future generations will make

Israel hasn't let in any food, water, fuel or medicine for over a month. Making matters worse, hospitals have been targeted, rendering them unable to cope with the constant influx of sick and injured.

The move has eased fears of a global recession, but an escalating tariff war on 'just China' means that we are not yet out of the woods

The 375km Lebanon-Syria border is a story of security, smuggling, sovereignty, and geographical blurring. After a century of disputes and clashes, can new talks settle things once and for all?

Living through crises, tragedy, and war, followed by crises, tragedy, and war, Al Majalla speaks to four young artists turning to art to make sense of their country and inheritance

Intelligence chief and then prime minister, he left Iraq after threats and an assassination attempt from Iranian-backed militias. Now that he is back, he tells Al Majalla what he has planned.

The 1979 peace between Egypt and Israel served its purpose for almost half a century, but the latter's 17-month-long onslaught on Gaza has thrown it into disarray. What now for the accords?

To be successful, Syria needs genuine representation to make all citizens feel included—not token appointees to check the "diversity" box

Al Majalla speaks to a researcher who has spent years studying the stamps of the Arab world, learning how they act as a medium through which nations shape and project their identity.