Thousands of Muslim volunteers flocked to Afghanistan in 1979 to fight the Soviets in response to a rallying cry, aided by the largest covert operation in CIA history

US midterm elections in November will determine control of Congress. Typically, these contests come down to local issues and local personalities, but Donald Trump wants to change that

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Al Majalla explains how military power went from being the main feature of global security to one of the many components of a wider security ecosystem

In Bishkek, a loose Eurasian gathering of illiberal nations inched closer to a functioning post-dollar regional economic bloc

For every positive clinical result, pharmaceutical (pharma) companies stand to secure billions of dollars in revenue

Our cover story this week tracks recent developments in cancer treatment and how inroads in immunity could be a game-changer

In what could be a game-changer, Moderna and Merck announced the first-ever positive results from a Phase III trial to combat melanoma

This killer disease evolves to hide and avoid detection from the cells that would destroy it, but as recent trials show, scientists are wising up to cancer's defences

The sense that the US may be less committed to its allies' security is prompting a rethink of long-held assumptions, much to the delight of China and Russia