Politics
US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he looks forward to meeting again with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa following their first discussion at the White House. The meeting, held privately, marks a historic event as al-Sharaa becomes the first Syrian leader to visit the White House......
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday for historic talks, marking a dramatic shift in US-Syria relations. The visit comes just days after Washington removed Sharaa from its sanctions list, signaling renewed diplomatic engagement with the......
Syrian security forces have launched a significant operation against Firqat al-Ghuraba, a jihadist group led by French-Senegalese Omar Omsen, in the Idlib province. This marks the first major confrontation between the transitional government and foreign fighters since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's......
Türkiye has reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian efforts in Gaza and announced the readiness of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to join a multinational task force to be established in the region. Defense Minister Yaşar Güler highlighted this stance during the NATO defense ministers'......
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, marking his first official trip to Russia since assuming office. This high-stakes meeting comes nearly a year after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, when the former Syrian leader......
At the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, Moroccan Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch delivered a wide-ranging speech addressing key global and regional issues, including the Sahara dispute, Africa’s development, the 2030 FIFA World Cup, and the Gaza crisis. Speaking on behalf......
The Arab-Islamic Summit convened in Doha following Israel’s September 9 airstrike on Qatar, gathering nations from the Middle East, Gulf, and beyond to address the escalating regional crisis. Leaders from Syria, Kuwait, Türkiye, Pakistan, India, and others joined Qatar, Lebanon, and Iran,......
Asylum applications to the European Union fell by 23% in the first half of 2025, driven by a sharp decline in Syrians seeking international protection, according to a report released Monday by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA). Sharp decline in Syrian asylum claims Data from the EUAA revealed......
Revelations about the role of Polisario fighters in Syria’s civil war have brought new evidence of their involvement in atrocities, linking the separatist group to Iran-backed militias and raising alarms about their destabilizing presence in North Africa and beyond. A recent investigation by Dutch......
France’s chapter of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has sharply criticized “Dar Mima,” the upscale Moroccan restaurant co-founded by Moroccan-French actor Jamel Debbouze in Paris, for including Israeli wines on its menu. The controversy highlights the restaurant’s......
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has pledged to bring all weapons under state control, a move aimed at reducing the influence of armed factions such as Hezbollah. Aoun acknowledged the challenges ahead but expressed confidence in achieving this goal. “Exclusive control of weapons will be achieved......
Israeli ground forces have intensified their operations in southern Syria, targeting arms trafficking networks near the annexed Golan Heights. The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced on Sunday that troops had conducted a nighttime raid, marking one of their most significant ground actions since......
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Moscow on Thursday, marking the first official visit by a representative of Syria's new government since the ousting of longtime ally Bashar al-Assad in December 2024. Strengthening ties with Syria’s......
