Iraqi politician Izzat al-Shabandar’s meeting with Syria’s transitional president Ahmad al-Sharaa, two days ago in Damascus, was part of a high-level political and security coordination with the new Syrian leadership.

Senior officials in Beirut believe Lebanon is heading towards a difficult phase, with a new US-Saudi-backed security-political order emerging in the region in coordination with the Israeli entity.

From Yemen, Djibouti, Kenya, and Syria, the UAE has transformed DP World into a powerful tool of geopolitical and economic influence, using port infrastructure to expand its control over key maritime trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

Syria’s Alawite communities are facing a new wave of violence, particularly in central regions and the western coastal areas, leaving at least 18 people dead in less than 48 hours.

Joulani is not an incidental byproduct but the final crystallization of a Saudi-nurtured Sunni Salafist identity.

Anyone trying to understand Syria today would do well to compare the two Sharaas, one rooted in a history marked by both power and repression, and the other embodying a kind of political adolescence that now threatens what remains of Syria.

Lebanon has a rare opportunity to make a major leap in its electricity sector following the US decision to lift sanctions on Syria.

The new Syrian government revealed a nationwide security plan dividing the country into five main zones, part of its broader effort to rebuild security and military institutions after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

Trump’s visit to the Gulf signals a shift: The US is delegating the management of Syria and Lebanon to Saudi Arabia, while linking aid to Lebanon with Hezbollah’s disarmament and regional normalization.

US President Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Syria has unleashed a wave of cautious optimism, economic anticipation, and political uncertainty, especially in northeastern Syria under the SDF administration.

The PKK’s dissolution places the Syrian Democratic Forces in a critical position, as Damascus pushes for their disarmament and integration—moves aligned with Ankara’s demands.

Less than six months after the fall of the Assad regime, Syria entered a path of actual partition, driven by bloodshed, sectarian chaos, and foreign interventions—particularly Turkish and Israeli. Since the start of the war in Syria in 2011, the collapse o