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Menal Konak's brother, Mahmut, was 18 when he left to join the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in Syria in 2014. He died six years ago but she only found out this week. The Turkish authorities have now begun publishing lists of "martyrs" to the PKK cause, after parliament this month…

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Homepage > News > Business > Syria races to modernize finance; Pakistan sets licensing deadline Regional tensions won’t sway Syria from innovating alongside its peers, with the government recently ratifying a proposal to create a new electronic payment system for its people. In Pakistan, a regulator overseeing the crypto ecosystem…

In line with its pivotal role as a regional stabilizer, Saudi Arabia‘s support for Syria has been evident across various sectors. On Thursday, August 27, 2026, two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed to bolster railway and land connectivity between both countries. These agreements not only advance Syria’s reconstruction and…

Mirage News 28 Aug 2026 12:46 am AEST Date Time The United Nations As Damascus continues to rebuild after more than a decade of war - from the recent dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to the United States' removal of Syria from its sponsors of terrorism list -…

Syria’s delisting as a state sponsor of terrorism was a long time coming. The country had, after all, been on the U.S. State Department list of proscribed nations since it was created in 1979 – the only nation originally listed still on it. That was until Aug. 24, 2026, when…

Syria’s then-interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pose during a joint press conference following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Feb. 4, 2025. Photo by Ozan Kose/AFP via Getty Images. Yaakov Lappin is an Israel-based military affairs correspondent and analyst. He is the…

Saudi Arabia has welcomed the integration of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s military institutions, following a landmark agreement reached earlier this year. The milestone directly aligns with Riyadh’s strategic vision for a unified, sovereign Syrian state, reflected in Riyadh’s support for Damascus’ return into the Arab fold and…

For about a century, scholars studying the Assyrian Empire have treated the Assyrian King List (AKL) as the standard record of the kingdom's rulers and the order in which they reigned, particularly during the later phases of Assyrian history. A recent study in the Journal of Cuneiform Studies, titled "Three…

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, whose dissolution was announced by their leader Mazloum Abdi on Tuesday, were the Washington-backed de facto army of the Kurds' autonomous administration in Syria and spearheaded the battle against jihadists. The force was Syria's most highly trained and organised for years, until Washington dropped them…