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A fighter doesn’t fall only from blows. He falls too when ropes tighten slowly, silently, until they choke him; while he still stands. That’s Hezbollah today: still standing, still raising its voice and shaking its fist, yet suffocating. Not because...

Sarkis Qassarjian Azerbaijan has recently emerged as an unexpected player in Middle Eastern diplomacy, leveraging its neutrality and carefully balanced ties with rival powers to mediate conflicts and broker energy deals. Baku hosted Syrian President Ahmad Al-Shara and facilitated high-level...

As Syria continues to suffer from overlapping crises for over a decade, it remains a land of immense natural wealth, from oil and gas reserves to phosphate mines and fertile agricultural lands. These resources offer significant economic potential, especially in...

On the afternoon of Thursday, July 24, a massive explosion rocked the skies over Idlib, northwestern Syria, followed by a series of secondary blasts that shook the town of Maarrat Misrin and echoed through nearby villages, particularly Al-Fu’ah to the...

For decades, Syria and Israel have held rounds of bilateral negotiations, yet no formal or public agreement was ever reached. Since the 1973 war, the relationship between the two sides remained marked by hostile rhetoric, especially from the Assad regime,...

Damascus, Syria - The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned Monday that Syria’s healthcare system is on the brink of collapse due to ongoing internal displacement and rising food insecurity. In a new report, OCHA...

In a move described as an attempt to reactivate the production sector within Syria’s industrial cities, the Syrian government, through the Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade, has announced a new investment framework aimed at attracting capital and expanding the...

As Syria undergoes profound transformations following the collapse of the Baathist regime, the issue of relations with Israel has resurfaced as one of the most complex and sensitive files on the table. From secret negotiations in the past to a...

Turkey has long been a central player in Syria’s political and security developments since the modern Syrian state emerged after the Sykes–Picot Agreement and the end of the French Mandate. While the two countries share more than 900 km of...

Syria today finds itself at a pivotal historical juncture, caught between competing regional ambitions that threaten to shape, fragment, or dominate its future. As the country attempts to emerge from war and political collapse, Turkey and Israel are moving aggressively...