When the state fails to guarantee justice and equal citizenship, it creates a vacuum readily filled by external actors, Samar Yazbek argues in Al-Araby Al-Jadeed
Abbasi said Hegseth did not provide operational specifics, only stating that U.S. forces were “carrying out missions in the region, specifically within Syrian territory”.
President Sharaa’s upcoming visit follows Syria’s decision to join the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS.
Discussions explored avenues for enhancing cooperation in political, economic and humanitarian fields, while also addressing current regional and international developments of mutual concern.
The talks addressed “a range of shared military issues in service to the interests of both countries,” though no further details were disclosed.
The talks took place during President Sharaa’s official visit to participate in the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative.
One source told Axios that Rayburn lacked sufficient support in the Senate to secure confirmation, adding that the administration “will go in a different direction.”
Over the past ten months, since this new phase of governance began, the state’s approach to the foreign fighter dossier has become increasingly visible—marked by several key patterns:
This visit follows President Sharaa’s previous trip to the Kingdom in February, Syria TV notes.
On the World Bank front, Minister Barniya revealed plans for at least six technical assistance missions to Syria in the coming weeks
Berlin’s cautious overtures toward Damascus and Syria’s simultaneous campaign to encourage voluntary returns reveal two competing narratives — one driven by European domestic politics, the other by the Syrian government’s desire to project normalcy.
Rayburn’s involvement with the Syrian dossier has been shaped through a succession of pivotal roles, Syria TV writes.
Ibrahim Kaban, director of the Geostrategic Studies Network, told 963+ that Saudi and Gulf support is “not rooted in ideological alignment but in shared strategic interests.”
French courts have issued a new international arrest warrant for the ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in connection with chemical attacks carried out in 2013, Ultra Syria writes.
Local sources informed Syria TV that an Israeli military patrol, consisting of five Humvee-type vehicles, entered the villages of al-Razaniyah and Abu Rajm, near the town of Saida al-Joulan in southern Quneitra.
Although Russia’s influence in Syria has diminished since Assad’s fall, the Kremlin is playing a long game.
Tom Barrack announced the lifting of sanctions on Syria, framing it not as an act of charity but a strategic decision to catalyse the most significant reconstruction initiative since the Second World War, Syria TV writes.
The Al-Bab operation was among the coalition’s largest in the region in months, part of a broader effort to pursue ISIS leaders across northern Syria, particularly amid the group’s recent resurgence in rural areas and the desert, according to Syria TV.
While Israel sometimes releases detainees a few hours after their arrest, others remain in custody with no information about their condition or location, according to Enab Baladi.
The renewed discussion of the Kirkuk–Baniyas line stems from economic and geopolitical developments that reopened the file after decades of neglect, Syria TV writes.
