Western governments profess a commitment to women’s rights, democracy, multiculturalism and ecology, but in reality they see ...

Syria’s central government regained control of most of its oil and gas assets in January 2026, reopening a key revenue stream ...

Speaking at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Republican and Democratic lawmakers highlighted ongoing abuses by the ...

According to Russian state media, President Vladimir Putin granted asylum to Assad and his family on December 8, 2025 after he fled Syria as opposition forces advanced. Reports suggest he is living ...

Syria’s reconstruction is attracting strong competition among regional and international powers seeking to participate, especially those that supported the previous regime. Russia, which has ...

A new integration agreement between Damascus and the SDF is underway in northeastern Syria, but major obstacles remain—from ...

The goal of the new agreement is to push forward with the “development of the country’s first offshore oil and gas field,” Syrian state media SANA said. US special envoy to Syria Tom Barrack wrote ...

The European Union is drafting a list of concessions it believes Russia must make for long-term peace to be achieved in ...

Russian officials have no intention of ending their war in Ukraine, according to a senior European intelligence official. The ...

The current conditions in Syria and Lebanon are far from stable—yet both nations, and the region, would benefit from their induction into a geopolitical framework alongside Israel.

Israeli politicians often paint themselves as allies of Kurdish freedom against Arab dictators. Yet today Israel is dropping ...