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Men gesture on the day Israeli Druze leader Sheik Mowafaq Tarif hosts Druze leaders from Syria, in the first Druze delegation since the 1973 war, at the Druze village of Julis in northern Israel, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israel's risky gamble as "defender" of Syria's minorities

Israel's offensive posture in Syria and its offer to "protect" minorities points to broader ambitions that could also end up backfiring

Michael Horowitz 05, Apr 2025
‭A sign depicting Syrian Druze leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajri is seen in Sweida, Syria, on February‬ 25, 2025. Yamam al Shaar /Reuters‬

Attempts to revive the Syrian Druze "state project" in history

The issue of the Druze mountain predates the modern Syrian state itself, but has resurfaced following recent Israeli statements about their intent to "protect" Syria's Druze

Sami Moubayed 16, Mar 2025
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, Sep 2023
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) watching as US President Donald Trump (C) shakes hands with Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Riyadh on May 14, 2025. Bandar AL-JALOUD / Saudi Royal Palace
Politics

Trump's lifting of Syria sanctions solidifies Iran's regional defeat

14 May 2025

It could very well boost Israel's security as well as that of everyone else in the region

James Jeffrey
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) during a ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on May 13, 2025. REUTERS / Brian Snyder
Business & Economy

US, Saudi Arabia enter 'golden era' in defence, AI partnership

14 May 2025

A string of deals ranging from defence to technology were signed in Riyadh worth at least $300bn, including the "largest military sales contract in history"

Maher Chmaytelli
Rahaf Ayyad, a 12-year-old Palestinian who is suffering from malnutrition due to an Israeli-imposed starvation campaign, sits at a school-turned-shelter in al-Rimal in central Gaza City on May 4, 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Politics

Sunken faces: kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

15 May 2025

As experts warn of a looming famine due to Israel's blocking of all aid for over ten weeks, Al Majalla speaks to affected families on the ground whose children have become skin and bones

Salem Al Rayyes
Lina Jaradat
Profiles

Ahmed al-Sharaa: the Syrian president with much to prove

14 May 2025

Al-Sharaa met Trump today in Riyadh, after the US president lifted sanctions on Syria on Tuesday, offering it "a chance at greatness". But who is the Syrian leader thrust into the global spotlight?

Bilal Saab
American President Richard Nixon made an official visit to Damascus on June 15, 1974, and was welcomed by Syrian President Hafez al-Assad. Getty
Documents & Memoirs

From Nixon to Clinton: Syrian-American summits since 1945

14 May 2025

Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, will meet Donald Trump in Riyadh today, making him the first Syrian leader to meet with a US president since Clinton's meeting with Hafez al-Assad in 2000

Sami Moubayed

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