The United States has given the Lebanese government a tall order: the disarmament of Hezbollah and Palestinian factions, bringing the monopoly of…

"Development" is the buzzword being repeated by Syria's new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. He has made it a top priority of his administration,…

In response to a question from Al Majalla, Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa affirmed that his strategy centres on “zero-problems and resolving…

The story of the Syrian army’s entry into Lebanon remains a subject of controversy, even two decades after it withdrew in 2005. It is significant…

The shadow of the 1938 Munich Summit loomed large over the Alaska Summit of 2025. Both Europeans and Ukrainians feared a repeat of history, doing…

Syria has entered a new phase, bringing to a close the political “honeymoon” that followed the regime’s collapse late last year. Several developments…

The conflict that erupted in the region over the past two years—between Israel on one side and Iran and its proxies on the other—has been telling…

There is a clear and deliberate connection between Saudi Arabia’s co-chairing of an international conference in New York to revive the two-state…

For 40 years, Martin Griffiths has been flying into the world’s hotspots and trouble zones, speaking to those deemed unpalatable, trying to make…

There is no doubt that the violence in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida over recent days represents the most serious test for Syria and its new…