Exclusive: Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say
Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military ...
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
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Turkey: Israel’s next big threat?
With the new regime in Syria supported by Ankara, and the deployment of Turkish forces, no one in Israel wants to be caught ...
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Israel strikes southern Syria amid continued demands for demilitarization
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on February 25 after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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Syrian Jews return to Damascus for the first time in decades, hoping to build bridges
Thousands of Jews left Syria in 1992, when they were allowed to emigrate. The visit by a small delegation of U.S.-based ...
Kurdish separatist leader calls on followers to disarm, potentially ending a five-decade insurgency with Turkey
Kurdish militant leader Abdallah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and ...
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Israeli airstrikes escalate in S. Syria, Syrian gov’t condemns violations
Israeli airstrikes intensified in southern Syria on Tuesday night, targeting multiple military sites, following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent remarks calling ...
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In a dictator’s palace, Syrians debate a new constitution
Drafting a new constitution is only part of Syria’s transition from dictatorship. Mr Sharaa’s predecessor exposed the limits ...
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Could political upheaval hit Jordan next?
J ordanians came out in their tens of thousands to hail their king as a hero. On February 13th state television broadcast ...
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Syria’s new President al-Sharaa warmly welcomed by Jordanian King Abdullah II
By bna Cairo bureau Jordan's King Abdullah II received Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa upon his arrival at Marka ...
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Jordan’s king hosts Sharaa amid Israeli escalation in Syria
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrived in Jordan on Wednesday, his third foreign visit since taking office, while Israeli ...
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Syria’s Interim Leader Opens ‘Historic’ National Dialogue Amid Political Uncertainty
Sharaa, launched a national dialogue on Tuesday, pledging a democratic transition and a unified state following the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad. Addressing a gathering in Damascus, ...