Syria’s Rebel Leaders Have Control of the Country. Now What?
The new Islamist-led government promises moderation, but officials aren’t committing to such issues as women’s rights or free ...
Top Arab Diplomats, in Syria Visits, Aim to Build Ties With New Leadership
Ministers from Jordan and Qatar were among the first high-ranking Arab diplomats to meet with the leader of the rebel ...
The American Conservative5d
Trump Must Heed the Bromwich Principle
Hence, what one might call the the Bromwich Principle: Staffing not just at the top, but deep into the bureaucracy matters.
WMDT5d
Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and expressing support for the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ...
The New Yorker5d
The Remarkable Collapse of Iran’s Powerful Alliances
It intensified after Iran’s Revolution. 2024 in Review New Yorker writers reflect on the year’s highs and lows. The ...
Sky7d
Aleppo: Rebels 'take control' of airport as thousands of fighters seize most of Syria's second-biggest city
Syria's military said it had carried out a "temporary troop withdrawal" in Aleppo to prepare for a counteroffensive against "terrorists". And it admitted insurgents had entered large parts of the ...
Cfr.org7d
Conflict in Syria
Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Three campaigns drove the conflict: coalition efforts to defeat the self-proclaimed Islamic State, violence between the Syrian government and opposition ...
London Evening Standard8d
Russian warships 'stay away from their Syria port base' after toppling of Assad regime in blow to Putin
Moscow is now scrambling to work out whether Syria’s new administration led by Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a former al-Qaeda affiliate, will allow Russian forces following the ousting of ...
Jewish Insider8d
Israeli officials concerned Assad’s fall risks destabilizing Jordan
Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and IDF Intelligence Directorate head Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder reportedly visited Jordan over the ...
Jewish Press10d
Israel, Jordan Hold Secret Meetings to Preempt Syrian Rebels’ Expansion
which established a demilitarized zone between Israel and Syria following the Yom Kippur War. It is to be expected that a similar deal has been struck to preserve Jordan’s place in the Western ...
Cleveland Jewish News10d
Israel’s security chiefs visit Jordan amid Syria chaos
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar and IDF Military Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder visited Jordan on Friday amid concerns the unrest in Syria could spill over ...