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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech during the 2026 UN General Assembly session
Middle East

Is Bibi cruising for a bruising by trolling Erdogan over Syria?

Last week, the Israeli prime minister said the Turkish president is a 'tyrant' who 'calls for Israel's destruction almost every single day'

Syrian Army secures dozens of villages in the northeast countryside after the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from Syrian Democratic Forces
Middle East

After SDF dissolution, how will al-Sharaa treat Syria's Kurds?

Damascus is under pressure to prove that it can protect minorities as they incorporate into the central state

U.S. Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack speaks during a session at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey
QiOSK

US cries foul as Israel bombs Turkey-linked airbase in Syria

Tel Aviv’s quest to portray Ankara as the ‘new Iran’ is leading to tensions with the Trump administration

Syrian interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, speaks after a meeting with the German chancellor at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, German
Middle East

Syria walks a tightrope as war engulfs the Middle East

Despite risks, Damascus may emerge as a more powerful regional player once the conflict comes to an end

Syrian refugees Greece
Global Crises

The forgotten fugitives of US forever wars

It's great when Washington can end the conflicts it starts, but on this World Refugee Day let's recall that the ensuing crises they cause are not so easily controlled

Thomas Barrack
Middle East

Tom Barrack's highwire act in the Middle East enters its second year

Trump's ambassador to Turkey and envoy to Syria has earned a mixed reception for his unconventional diplomatic approach