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Syrian Arabs in the SDF-held city of Shuhail in the Deir ez-Zor region. May 20, 2019. Shelly Kittleson

Mounting tensions in eastern Syria boil over in 'tribal' uprising

The conflict in Deir ez-Zor marks some of the most serious internal strife within the SDF since the creation of the US-backed forces in late 2015.

Shelly Kittleson 10 September 2023
Tribal members in northwestern Syria have declared a general mobilization and are demanding the opening of roads to Deir ez-Zor. Getty Images

Recent flare-up shows why Deir ez-Zor is Syria's next flashpoint city

The arrest of a local leader has highlighted tensions over which groups are in control of a fragmented and war-torn land. More violence now looks likely as political faultines are revealed

Rustum Mahmud 07 September 2023
Diana Estefana Rubio

Syria earthquake: Economic impact to be felt for years to come

Seven months after the earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria — the area that suffered the most from marginalisation policies before the Syrian conflict — the heavy cost of the…

Al Majalla - London 05 September 2023
A new report highlights the huge economic costs of the quake which ate up a third of Syria's national 2022 GDP.  Also, 6,392 were killed and 170,000 were displaced. Mari Fouz

February's catastrophic earthquake cost Syria $5.85bn in economic losses

A new report highlights how the damage caused by the quake ate up a third of Syria's national 2022 GDP. Also, 6,392 people were killed and 170,000 displaced in the catastrophe.

Rabie Nasser 05 September 2023
A Kurdish teacher teaches during a class at the Musa Bin Nusayr school in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli, on January 31, 2016. AFP

A look at northeast Syria's exceptional and diverse education system

The educational system in northeastern Syria is independent of other Syrian regions, which are controlled by the Syrian regime or its opposition forces. Its focus is linguistic and cultural diversity.

Rustum Mahmud 03 September 2023
There is a cultural war being waged by foreign powers to alter the culture and character of the Syrian Arab state. Al Majalla dives deep into the issue with a series of investigative reports. Eduardo Ramon

Syrian culture is under attack in the heart of the Arab world

There is a cultural war being waged by foreign powers to alter the culture and character of the Syrian Arab state. Al Majalla dives deep into the issue with a series of investigative reports.

Al Majalla - London 02 September 2023
Al-Hamam Al-Turkmani Elementary School in Tal Abyad Governorate, near the Syrian-Turkish border. North Press

Promotion of Turkish language in Syria's north elicits mixed reactions

Some Syrians see the project as the Turkifaction of these areas at the expense of its Arab heritage and roots. Others are eager to learn Turkish, seeing it as a way to unlock economic opportunities.

Al Majalla 02 September 2023
People stage a protest as they wave the Druze flags in the southern city of Sweida, Syria on August 27, 2023. Anti-government protests have rocked south Syria for the past week. Suwayda24 via AP

Bad governance is proving to be an economic liability as protests sweep Syria

The depth of anger at the government is back on show after a stop to fuel subsidies sparked fresh protests. This comes amid an ongoing economic crisis that has no end in sight.

Joseph Daher 02 September 2023
Now known as the Sweida Governorate, it has a unique history, steeped in resistance to empires and colonialists. This is its story of the mountain, dating back to a flight from the Levant. Eduardo Ramon

Syria’s Druze Mountain has long been a graveyard for empires

Now known as the Sweida Governorate, it has a unique history, steeped in resistance to empires and colonialists. This is its story of the mountain, dating back to a flight from the Levant.

Taissier Khalaf 01 September 2023
Language is the battleground for cultural influence in war-torn Syria. mehrnews

How language became a battleground for cultural influence in war-torn Syria

Since the Syrian civil war broke out in 2011, the two major supporters of the Damascus regime, Russia and Iran, have both tried to deepen their ties with the country and its people with mixed results.

Nawwar Jabbour 31 August 2023
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Activists protest near the US Capitol on July 24, 2024, in Washington, DC. Activists staged multiple demonstrations near the Capitol to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington and Israel's war on Gaza. Alex Wong/ AFP
Politics

Americans are tiring of Israel. Will US policy follow?

01 September 2025

While the US public has long been supportive of Israel, its genocide in Gaza appears to have had a big effect, with most young Americans now outright hostile towards it

Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
Opinion

'The Voice of Hind Rajab' shows cries for justice are only getting louder

07 September 2025

A 24-minute standing ovation at the film premiere was more than a symbolic gesture of justice for Israel's murder of little Hind, but a heartfelt cry of real anguish over the ongoing genocide in Gaza

Samer Abou Hawwach
A portrait of a soldier in Beirut, Lebanon. 
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Politics

The Lebanese army can confront Hezbollah. Here's how.

02 September 2025

Lebanon's president and prime minister have a big decision to make: whether, and how, to use the army to disarm Hezbollah. Today's army can be trusted, but its task must be well thought through.

Bilal Saab
Al Majalla
Business & Economy

How Saudi Arabia is redefining the global mining map

06 September 2025

The Future Minerals Forum has become one of the world's most influential gatherings in the minerals sector, uniting stakeholders around the shared goal of building sustainable mineral supply chains

Faisal Faeq
Al Majalla
Culture & Social Affairs

Al Majalla’s Film Watch

03 September 2025

Every month, Al Majalla offers its take on the screen's newest releases, with the occasional dip into the archives to review an older classic.

Areej Jamal

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