US diverts $95m of military aid from Egypt to Lebanon
$95 million of US military aid will be redirected from Egypt to Lebanon to support the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF)...
Geopolitics
Syria builds strategic relationship with Ukraine
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister has visited Damascus in an attempt to build strategic relations with the new Syrian government. The...
Iran denies interference in Syria
With tensions rising in Syria, Iran has denied allegations of interference. Reuters reported on December 24, that the newly...
Syria: Sharaa reaffirms commitment to protect minorities
Syria’s new de facto ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has attempted to alleviate fears of a conservative Islamist rule by meeting leaders...
Turkey will do ‘whatever it takes’ against Kurdish militia in Syria
War-weary Syria looks set for further conflict as rival blocs that include NATO allies Turkey and the US are poised...
US diplomats head to Syria to meet new leadership
US diplomats are heading to Syria to meet Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of the...
Turkey continues oil trade with Israel despite embargo
Turkey continues to trade oil with Israel despite a trade embargo, in what is another stark example of Ankara’s double...
Gaza mediators seek to halt war
The US, along with Arab mediators, from Egypt and Qatar have double-downed on efforts to halt the war along the...
Israel makes breakthrough in normalisation talks with Saudi Arabia
A leading Israeli newspaper has reported that Israel has reached a breakthrough in talks on normalisation with Saudi Arabia without...
US officials suspect Turkey plotting Syria invasion
Turkey looks prepared to invade Syria to fight US-allied Kurdish groups in the northeast of the country that it considers...
