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Why Al-Monitor? Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as well as by media, thought and business leaders and academia. Live news & notifications…

World / January 15, 2025 NATO ally Turkey has emerged as the dominant state power in a new Syria, and is seeking to press its advantage by bombing and occupying more Kurdish territory. Mourners attend the funeral in Qamishly of two Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces fighters, killed days earlier in…

British Col. Richard Kemp in Gaza yesterday with IDF Maj.-Gen. Yossi Bachar (left) and Maj.-Gen. Itai Veruv. Both fought Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7. (Photo: Richard Kemp/Instagram) British military veteran Col. Richard Kemp, who is a strong advocate of Israel, revealed on Monday his name was found…

Syria’s economy is in a bad state, to put it very mildly. Not only has the Middle Eastern nation been battered by over a decade of war, the Assad regime, which has been in power since 1971, has now been overthrown by a jihadist group. The conflict, which began in…

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Damascus launches a diplomatic outreach to push for an end to restrictions. The United Nations says seven out of 10 Syrians require humanitarian assistance after 13 years of war. And an estimated $500bn is needed to rebuild their country. Syria’s new administration has engaged in diplomacy in the past two…

Saudi Arabia on Sunday gathered top diplomats and officials from across the Arab World and Europe in Riyadh for meetings to discuss the future of Syria and explore ways to support the Syrian people. The Riyadh Meetings built upon the Aqaba talks, held in Jordan in December 2024. It involved…

Six member states of the European Union have called for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking, according to a paper seen by Reuters. EU foreign ministers are set to discuss relaxing Syria sanctions during a meeting in Brussels on Jan.…

Israeli Druze leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif meets with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Photo: Social media) The spiritual leader of the Israeli Druze community, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif travelled to the United States to ensure U.S. protection for the Druze community in Syria under the new Islamic rule in Damascus. The Druze…