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With Israel and Iran’s shadow war spilling into Syria, the new government in Damascus has warned that "foreign actors" aim to plunge the country into a cycle of instability and chaos.
While some Druze leaders have urged accommodation with Damascus, others have come out strongly against Sharaa, notably Sheikh ...
Iran expresses deep concern and suspicion over recent diplomatic and strategic shifts involving Azerbaijan and Syria, ...
These events highlight the falsity of claims that the regime change that took place in December 2024 with the support of the ...
The latest round of deadly sectarian violence in Syria started off small. Last Sunday, a Bedouin tribe reportedly robbed and attacked a Druze man at a checkpoint in southern Syria, near the ...
Sharaa’s visit to Baku last weekend highlighted a dramatic shift in regional alliances, prompting a mix of concern, suspicion ...
For weeks, Israel has engaged in back-channel talks over a diplomatic agreement with the Syrian government. Its strikes on Damascus this week highlight a lack of strategic clarity.
With limited hardware and risk-averse foreign policy, Ankara has limited leverage against Israeli air strikes on Syrian ...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemns a wave of Israeli strikes on Syria, demanding an end to the “unhinged aggression”.
Rising pressure. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and the foreign ministers of Germany and Greece to ...
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz is expected to meet in Washington with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other senior American officials to discuss the latest developments in Iran and Syria.