The late British journalist and writer Patrick Seale encapsulated Syria's complex political history with three memorable phrases, including "The…

With international efforts underway to bring Syria out of long years of isolation, diplomats are looking to Libya for lessons on how to reach a…

After its outbreak, it took about a week for the features of the war between two warring generals in Sudan to reveal themselves. These features were…

The recent events in Sudan have placed Syria, once again, in the spotlight. In the last decade, many regional and international attempts have been…

A series of secret meetings took place between Syrian President Hafez al-Assad and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein throughout 1987, with mediation…

Al Majalla’s editorial board chose Iraq to be the cover story of our April issue. It was an obvious choice that needed little discussion given that…

Russia was the last major power to declare its strategic doctrine, following China and the United States. The document, signed by Russian President…

Twenty-five years ago, Syrian authorities asked Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the PKK, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, to leave the country. Turkey…

Attacks between the United States and Iran in northeastern Syria have been a normal occurrence for quite some time. Pro-Tehran militias in Deir Ez…

There seems to be increasing polarisation between Arab, Russian, and Iranian positions on the one hand and European-American positions on the other,…