One of the most sensitive revelations in the memoirs of the late Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, in terms of the relationship between money

Former Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals new details in his memoirs, edited and presented by Ibrahim Hamidi, about the meeting between former Syrian

Khaddam to Assad: “Welcoming Gemayel will lead to his rescue and the frustration of the opposition” … Ghazi Kanaan, quoting Suleiman Frangieh: “Amin Gemayel is

Al-Assad to Gemayel: “You can be assured that Syria today, and in the future as it has always done, will not leave Lebanon to bear

Yitzhak Rabin: “I know the Syrians. If they say they will do something, that means they will do the opposite.” Luvrani: “The Americans are preoccupied

How President Gemayel Rejected a Declaration of Principles with Israel Despite U.S. Pressure… Sheikh Pierre: Amin’s Intransigence Stems from His Fear of Being Unable to

Bashir Rejects Any Appearance of Coordination Between the Israeli and Lebanese Armies… Sharon: The Americans Asked Us to Sell Tanks to the Lebanese Army  

Why did Menachem Begin become angry with Bashir Gemayel, and what was his response? Sharon to Bashir: “If we do not sign a peace treaty,

In the final of a three-part series, Syria’s late former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam reveals that Bashar al-Assad’s brother Maher misled Rafic Hariri before

In Part 2 of a three-part series, Syria’s former Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam recalls a stormy meeting between the Syrian and Lebanese leaders just

In Part 1 of a three-part series, Al Majalla presents exclusive excerpts from the memoirs of the late Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam, including

Damascus releases the American pilot amidst shuttle tours of White House envoy Rumsfeld…and Washington foils a secret visit by Hikmat Al-Shihabi In the midst of

Khaddam threatens Washington’s ambassador with “immediate expulsion”… and exchange of Syrian-American bombing President Ronald Reagan attempted to contain the crisis with President Hafez al-Assad following

Washington accuses Tehran of being behind the Beirut attacks and criticizes Damascus for “facilitating the Iranian role” Robert McFarlane, Deputy National Security Advisor in the

American concern about “SAM-5” missiles… and Reagan’s envoy on a secret visit to Damascus On December 12, 1982, the United States expressed its concern over

Damascus refuses to link the Syrian and Israeli withdrawal After Yasser Arafat’s departure from Lebanon in the summer of 1982, the United States maintained its

The Lebanese Rescue Committee is divided… and Sheikh Bashir clings to the exit of Abu Ammar. The second invasion of Lebanon began on June 6,

The Syrian President throws his forces into the fighting, and asks the Soviets for weapons… and the American envoy, Habib, demands that he withdraw and

The Syrian army is fighting the “party” in Beirut… and Khaddam warned the Tehran ambassador in 1987 of “breakthroughs” in the “party” The second invasion

How the curtain finally came down on PLO presence in Lebanon Al Majalla By the end of the summer of 1982, Beirut was shattered and

The PLO chairman now knows that he must leave Lebanon as his fighters are surrounded by the Israelis. The Syrian president is no friend, but

Implementation of the American Plan… Thus the Curtain Fell on the Palestinian Presence in the Lebanese Capital. In the four previous installments of “Documents on

With an eye on the Lebanese presidency, the Phalange commander and sworn enemy of Syria sends secret messages of ‘reassurance’ to al-Assad. Meanwhile, Damascus refuses

Khaddam Contradicts the PLO Chairman, Saying Israel Wants to “Turn the Palestinian Resistance from a Problem for Israel into a Problem for Syria”   Previous

US envoy Phillip Habib proposes a plan to facilitate the PLO’s exit from Beirut. Meanwhile, the Phalange party vows to end Lebanon’s ‘three occupations’. AFP

Negotiations between Arafat and the Israelis continued through the U.S. envoy and Prime Minister Wazzan until an agreement was reached in early August 1982.