Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. Tread Cautiously With Syria’s New Leaders
The two Mideast powerhouses have been trying to block the rise of Islamist groups in the region for two decades. The rebel ...
A new year dawns on a Middle East torn by conflict and change
The streets were buzzing with excitement in Damascus as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise ...
consilium.europa16d
EU position on the situation in the Middle East
The European Council has been following the situation in the Middle East very closely since Hamas' terrorist attacks against Israel of 7 October 2023. The European Council is deeply alarmed by the ...
The Independent21d
Thousands take to the streets around Syria to celebrate end of Assad regime: ‘It’s like a dream’
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...
The Times of Israel23d
After fall of Assad, PM says Israel is ‘transforming the face of the Middle East’
A new chapter has opened in the Middle East with the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday at a press conference in Jerusalem — his first ...
The Straits Times23d
A post-Assad Syria has just raised the risk of more conflict in the Middle East in 2025
He was also the linchpin of the so-called Axis of Resistance, the group of radical states and militias determined to kick out the US from the Middle East. And if this was not enough, Mr Assad’s ...
CNN24d
How Syria’s rebels toppled the Assad regime, in 7 maps
For more than a decade, Syria’s multi-front civil war had raged, leaving the country divided and scarred. And for most of that time, the fighting showed little sign of stopping. Then, within a ...
France 2424d
The fall of Bashar al-Assad: ‘Turkey proves, once again, that it cannot be ignored’
Didier Billion, deputy director of the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (Iris) and an expert on Turkey and the Middle East, spoke to FRANCE 24. FRANCE 24: What role did ...
The Straits Times24d
Assad’s fall in Syria exposes limits of China’s Middle East diplomacy
But the abrupt end to the rule of the authoritarian leader so explicitly backed by Mr Xi in 2023 has dealt a blow to China's diplomatic ambitions in the Middle East and exposed the limits of its ...
Middle East Eye24d
Turkey plans to host Somali and Ethiopian leaders for talks
Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and analysis of the Middle East, North Africa and beyond. To learn more about republishing this content and the associated fees ...
Cfr.org24d
What Assad’s Fall Means for Russia in the Middle East
A member of the Russian military police guards a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus adorned with portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...
Columbus Dispatch24d
Dublin City Schools finalizes new boundaries for elementary and middle school students
while the draft map had the line for Glacier Ridge extend a few blocks east of Jerome Road. The new map for middle school boundaries also largely resembles the draft presented in October with ...