Caesar Act in Syria: what is effect of US sanctions?
The United States is imposing new sanctions this week against the Syrian government over alleged crimes during the nine-year war, just as Damascus hopes...
Middle East problems amplified by coronavirus
A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle...
Israel attacks Syria: Defence system responds to air strikes
Syrian forces fired anti-aircraft systems in response to a deadly Israeli attack in the western province of Hama, a monitor reported Thursday. The Syrian Observatory...
Coronavirus during Eid: The Impact on Celebrations
Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offered respite to worshippers in some...
Iran’s Khamenei announces to remove US from the face of Iraq, Syria
Iran's supreme leader said Sunday that the United States will be expelled from Iraq and Syria and alleged that even Washington's allies "abhor" it...
Hezbollah accuses Israel of waging ‘imaginary battle’ against Iranian troops in Syria
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah charged Wednesday that Israel had been waging an "imaginary battle" against Iranian troops in Syria, insisting that Tehran had...
US envoy confesses they are creating a new Afghanistan for Moscow in Syria
James Jeffrey, the US special envoy for Syria and defeating the Islamic State, has made quite a frank confession of how he sees his...
Prisoner swap between Israel & Hamas: Can we expect peace in Middle East?
Long-stalled negotiations on a prisoner exchange between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas could be given fresh impetus by the coronavirus pandemic and the...
US expects Russian cooperation over Syria
A US envoy voiced guarded optimism Thursday at renewing cooperation with Russia to seek an end to Syria's brutal civil war, assessing that Moscow...
PM IK’s call heard at UN: $4.7 billion aid urged to confront coronavirus hit states incl. Pakistan
The United Nations (UN) on Thursday issued a new call for $4.7 billion aid in funding to "protect millions of lives and stem the...
Not the first catastrophe! Syrian refugees using war resilience against COVID-19
It is not the first catastrophe they have faced. But while today's global pandemic bears no resemblance to Syria's almost decade-long civil war, some...
US Annoyed as Iran Becomes a Potential Ally of Gulf Nations
It is early days, but first indications are that the global pandemic is entrenching long-drawn Middle Eastern geopolitical, political, ethnic, and sectarian battle lines...