Middle Orient

Syrians are looking ahead to the next stage in the country’s development, with governance and democracy crunch issues that could determine Syria’s future. How do you govern a country you never expected to rule? That is the question now facing Syria’s transitional government, as it seeks to undo half a …

The Washington Post quoted a United Nations report that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Interior Minister Anas Khattab, and Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani were the targets of five assassination attempts that were thwarted over the past year. According to the newspaper, Thursday, February 12, the information was based on a report …

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Amid ambiguity and the absence of a clear institutional framework, implementation of the agreement signed between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is set to begin tomorrow, Monday, February 2. Although the start of procedural steps has been announced, the past hours have seen an escalation in …

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A look at Tehran’s ballistic missile systems and why the Pentagon has cause to be alarmed. Amidst the growing threat of a direct US-Iran confrontation, a stark military reality stares the Pentagon in the face: most American bases in the region sit well within Iran’s missile range. With Tehran openly …

Britain called on Israel to reverse its decision US President Donald Trump opposes Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank, a White House official said, after Israel moved ​to ease settlement expansion and widen its powers in the Palestinian territory. The Israeli measures have drawn international criticism and are being …

Toplines Some Iranian regime elements are signaling that Iran may offer relatively insignificant, nuclear-only concessions, but only if the United States offers complete sanctions relief.[1] The concessions under discussion in the Iranian policy and media space are less significant than the concessions Iran offered in the 2015 nuclear deal, when …

Against the backdrop of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, efforts are accelerating to close the long running file of Islamic State detainees held in detention centers in northeastern Syria, through large scale transfers into Iraqi territory. The move reflects a shift in how …

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and Intelligence Chief Hussein al-Salama took part in the political directors meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat the Islamic State group, held today, Monday, 9 February 2026, in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Commenting on Syria’s participation on X, al-Shibani said, “Syria is regaining the …