Betting on warlords may provide short-term stability, but it undermines Syria’s fragile social fabric, Shilan Sheikh Musa writes in Al-Hal. Amid a political landscape fraught with security and military complexities—and against the backdrop of escalating regional tensions between Israel and Iran—Syria’s new leadership under Ahmad al-Shara appears to be doubling …

For several days, Israeli forces have been pushing deeper into Syrian territory near Quneitra, triggering fears among local residents, al-Hal writes. As the war between Israel and Iran enters its sixth day, Israeli military activity near the occupied Golan Heights continues to escalate, raising growing concern among residents of southern …

La scène mondiale est désormais un théâtre grotesque, où les puissants, comme des marionnettes, s’agitent sans vergogne, mais où personne ne semble réellement vouloir jouer le rôle du héros. Ici, le grand metteur en scène est Trump, personnage ambigu s’il en est, capable de mener une guerre sans véritable ennemi, …