The US knows that Gulf states have more options in a multipolar world and it accepts their building economic relations with a dynamic China. But it also has a limit. Al Majalla explains.

Jihadists were able to portray the presence of US troops in the region as an 'occupation', which some extremists fell prey to, birthing the first wave of jihadist terrorism in the 1990s.

Al Majalla publishes the secret messages between the leaders with Arafat playing the role of the go-between

Secret documents obtained by Al Majalla reveal that Saddam tried to form a four-way coalition with Jordan, Yemen and Egypt while reaching out to Iran through Arafat.

After the Iraq-Iran war concluded in 1988, a significant turn of events took place that would lead to Saddam's decision to invade Kuwait

The human cost and development disasters caused by the August invasion in 1990 remain after Kuwait became hooked on high public spending to recover. Financial and economic reform is needed.

Thirty-three years ago, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. A lot has changed since then, but the profound impact of this historic sin continues to reverberate in Iraq, the region, and the world.

As Gulf states continue to draw inspiration from Kuwait's political system, adopting that which works and avoiding what doesn't, Kuwait can learn from its neighbours' assertiveness and development

In a wide-ranging interview with Al Majalla, Turkish statesman Ahmet Davutoğlu traces the evolution of his relationship with Erdoğan, when it soured, and his vision for a democratic Turkey

Ankara has balanced its membership of Nato with a need to maintain relations with Russia, since clearly calling out the war in the early days. It has worked so far, but will have to keep at it.