Bedouin Arabs

Al Majalla examines key developments in the US and across the globe less than a year into Trump's second presidential term

The 34-year-old socialist's win is a seismic development, proving that tax rises for the rich to fund social programmes, and unwavering advocacy for Palestinian rights, are politically viable stances

Those who are able to bury their dead are among the lucky. For others, not knowing the fate of their missing loved ones or receiving mutilated corpses impossible to identify adds insult to injury.

After 54 years in exile, a prominent Syrian novelist returns to a Damascus he no longer recognises