Syria

Many Kurdish people will be feeling betrayed by the US after the Syrian army, backed by the US and armed by Turkey, launched an offensive against the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in early January. The SDF has long been hailed as the west’s most effective partner against the Islamic…

Tourism minister Mazen Al Salhani says it reflects “a strategic recovery extending beyond the economic domain”, pointing to renewed interest from regional and international travellers The post Syria tourism up 80% as foreign visitors return, ministry says appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East...Read More

Iraqi Kurdish demonstrators protesting the deployment of Syrian government forces in SDF-controlled areas, on January 22, 2026.(Shwan Mohammed / AFP via Getty Images) President Trump’s tactic of “flooding of the zone” has focused much of the public sphere on issues and events generated by the president’s interests and whims, driving…

Renewed fighting in Syria in recent weeks between government-aligned forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) isn’t just a local issue. It has serious implications for the stability of the rest of the Middle East. Syrian government forces launched an offensive in early January into areas of northeastern Syria…

There has been no official statement from Moscow about the withdrawal from Qamishli...Read More

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Loveday Morris, Mustafa Salim Washington Post · 27 Jan, 2026 05:00 PM 9 mins to read US officials stand near a damaged installation hit by Iranian airstrikes inside the Ain al-Asad base near Anbar, Iraq, on January 13, 2020. Photo / Emilienne Malfatto, for The Washington Post US officials stand…

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Reuters Members of the Syrian security forces stand guard outside al-Aqtan prison, where some Islamic State detainees are held, in Raqqa, Syria January 23, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri LONDON, Jan ‌27 - ​Britain, the ‌United States, France and ​Germany on Tuesday ‍welcomed the 15-day ​extension of ​the ⁠ceasefire between the Syrian…

UK Gov Joint statement by France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States following a meeting of French Foreign Minister Jean Noël Barrot, United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, German Deputy Foreign Minister Serap Güler, and U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack We welcome the 15-day extension of the ceasefire…