Israel's friends are falling away, its army cannot claim victory, its major ally is losing patience, and its diplomatic isolation has never been so stark. For Arab states, the time is now.

Voters in Turkey's cities and provinces delivered their verdict on the current government by handing the opposition a seismic victory. The country's president now has four years to fix its problems.

Al Majalla speaks to the artist from Aleppo, who says Syria's civil war has dimmed his hope for the future but that painting the ocean helps calm his anxiety

While critics say the move was only for optics and doesn't signal a shift in US support for Israel, it is yet another sign of its increasing global isolation

Israel claims to have killed the second most wanted man in Hamas, who is believed to be one of the masterminds of the 7 October attacks

The US wanted Syria to abstain from meddling in Iraqi affairs, deny refuge to former Saddam loyalists, expel Palestinian organisations from Syria, and withdraw Syrian military forces from Lebanon

President Tebboune's decision to bring forward polls to 7 September was influenced by domestic and foreign policy considerations. Wide backing for it indicates officials had gotten a heads-up.

The federal system created after Saddam's fall was shortsighted. Instead of working to repair the relationship between government and society, it only heightened mistrust

On the eve of America's invasion of Iraq in March 2003, Syrian and Iranian leaders met to consider their options. In part 6 of a seven-part series, Al Majalla reveals their shared concerns and hopes.