Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints

One month in, the Islamic Republic is winning merely by surviving.

A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons

While its possible to degrade its nuclear programme, removing it entirely requires an open war that would be extremely costly for Israel and the region

A tour of the latest releases from Arabic publishing houses on topics covering fiction, philosophy, science, history, and politics.

Events have shown Arab states that Israel, as well as Iran, pose a threat to their security—a reality that the US can no longer protect against.

Tehran says any negotiated settlement to the US-Iran war must include its Hezbollah allies, but this could take a long time—a luxury Lebanon may not have.

In Part 2 of a two-part interview, the newly appointed deputy defence minister outlines the mistakes made by the SDF and gives his outlook on Syria's future.