Syria

Our cover story this week explores the opportunities and risks accompanying Syria's shift from being a corridor of Iranian influence to a state intent on containing it

While Damascus is focused on border reinforcements, weapons interceptions, drone monitoring, and improved coordination with Baghdad, Tehran is working out how to respond

From enhancing Saudi Arabia's border security to transferring lessons from the fall of Assad, Syrian military involvement presents both opportunities and risks

Lebanon's energy ministry published a roadmap in July for reform. Al Majalla shares more details of the initiative after speaking to a government source.

On the ground in southern Syria, Al Majalla speaks to residents who describe their new bleak reality under Israeli shelling, incursions, and land confiscation

The man who caught Israel's most famous spy in the heart of Damascus speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about the aftermath of the operation, Cohen's watch, and where he was buried

Now an old man, the Syrian soldier who caught Mossad's man in Damascus in 1965 speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about the famous counter-intelligence operation

Speaking exclusively to Al Majalla, the man who caught one of Israel's most famous spies working undercover in Damascus tells how he broke the rules to catch Mossad's top spy in Syria

The man credited with catching Mossad spy Eli Cohen in Damascus in 1965 speaks exclusively to Al Majalla about his early career and his idea to tap Israeli messages

Ibrahim Hamidi spent years following the story of Mossad's 'spy in Damascus ', but some secrets remained untold. He then learned that the man who could answer them was still alive