Syria

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

Why 30 September should be understood less as a US exit from the Middle East than as the end of a particular model of American intervention

A tour of the latest releases from Arab publishing houses

Al Majalla reveals the structure of Syria's nuclear programme 19 years after Israel bombed the Al-Kibar reactor, detailing the involvement of other states and the assassinations that followed

The potential for escalation between Tel Aviv and Ankara grows as Israeli election approaches

The experience of Lebanon and Syria in the 1970s is more useful as an analytical lens for understanding the thinking behind US calls for al-Sharaa to intervene than as a practical blueprint for action