Syria

From Afrin to Aleppo, one family’s homes become bargaining chips amid displacement, extortion, and the lingering threat of violence...Read More

Jerusalem Post / Middle East Syrian government announce integration deal with Kurdish forces The sides announced the deal after Syrian government forces under President Ahmed al-Sharaa captured swathes of northern and eastern Syria from the SDF this month. Members of the Syrian security forces gather at a back of a…

Donald Trump surprised the world in early January when he announced that, in a military operation, US special forces had captured the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. In the wake of this news, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic called an emergency meeting of his National Security Council, at which…

Interior Minister Anas Khattab’s order includes all listed as stateless and sets February 5 as deadline for its rollout. Syria’s Ministry of Interior has ordered the immediate implementation of a new decree granting citizenship to Kurdish minorities, as government forces continue to consolidate control of the country after a rapid…

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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