Russia's intervention on 30 September 2015 won it a warm water port on the Mediterranean, but the political solution that was meant to follow the fighting has not yet materialised
The award-winning Syrian journalist and novelist talks to Al Majalla on penning the brutalities of war, ignoring social media, writing about sensuality, and following the characters wherever they lead
In the spring of 2011, watching the groundswell of dissent that eventually came to be known as the Arab Spring. Iranhad experienced a similar moment two years earlier, when millions of citizens…
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
Armed groups are being formed in places like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, where state militaries cannot defeat jihadists and separatists alone. Once formed, however, they seldom stay loyal.
For nearly two years, protests around the world calling for an end to Israel's war on Gaza haven't fizzled out, but grown. Their geographic reach and longevity appear to have no precedent in history.