Syria

Diplomatic Detente No More? Explaining Iran’s Attempts to Restore Ties with Egypt Graphic by Egyptian Streets The political dynamics in the Middle East are undergoing a rapid transformation, with notable bilateral reconciliation and normalization processes claiming the spotlight in foreign affairs news in recent years – from Bahrain and the…

Author of the article: Published May 31, 2023  •  Last updated May 31, 2023  •  1 minute read BEIRUT — Five members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine militant group were killed in a blast overnight near Lebanon’s border with Syria, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, with…

CAIRO: Advancing economic integration in Africa is key to achieving peace and security on the continent, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has said. His comments on Thursday came at the 22nd Summit of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa in Zambia. He said: “Egypt has assumed the leadership…

A Moscow court on Tuesday refused to release a theatre director and a playwright detained over their award-winning play about Russian women recruited online to marry radical Islamists in Syria. Director Yevgeniya Berkovich and author Svetlana Petriychuk are accused of “justifying terrorism” and face up to seven years in prison…

The airstrike comes just months after airstrikes in Aleppo killed a Syrian soldier in April. Published: MAY 29, 2023 00:03 Updated: MAY 30, 2023 00:03 A streak of light is seen in the night sky in the vicinity of the Syrian capital Damascus during what Syrian authorities said was an…

Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson KC told the court that while attempting to travel to Syria, Suleman had been held by Turkish forces before opting to be part of a prisoner swap with IS. A British man has been given a life sentence for travelling to Syria to join so-called Islamic State…

An Al-Monitor/Premise poll released this week has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a statistical tie with opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in a runoff scheduled for Sunday, May 28. Erdogan came out ahead in the first round on May 14, 49.52% to 44.88%, but missed the 50% required to win outright.  …

RAMALLAH: Residents of Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron in the West Bank, are living in constant fear they will be forced from their homes by Israeli troops.  The Israeli Supreme Court has approved the expulsion of Palestinians from Masafer Yatta, claiming the area is a “firing zone.” Most roads leading…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has returned to the Arab fold after more than a decade of isolation, eyeing reconstruction and aid from formers foes as the conflict grinds on. Since the brutal civil war broke out in 2011, it has killed more than 500,000 people, displaced millions and devastated much…

“The international community has failed us completely.” That was the assessment of Razan Saffour, 30, a British Syrian human rights activist who was among the many watching in disbelief and anger Friday as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was welcomed on an international stage — returning to the Arab League after…