Slider

Sarkis Kassarjian Turkey has long sought to realize its vision of a “Turkey free of terrorism,” but this ambition collides with the complex realities along its southern border. Despite years of military operations in northern Syria, Ankara has failed to...

The general budget in Syria reflects the level of government performance and serves as a key indicator of the country’s economic and social priorities. With successive crises, however, the budget has increasingly revealed a wide gap between official figures and...

The relationship between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkey is undergoing a noticeable shift, from years of military confrontation dominating the scene to a trajectory focused on diplomatic and security dialogue. This shift has not come in a...

Aleppo  A senior official from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) held an extensive meeting on Friday with a German diplomatic delegation in the northern city of Aleppo. According to the SDC, Jihan Mohammed, head of its Aleppo office, met with...

While sovereign wealth funds are today considered powerful economic weapons and strategic investment arms across the world, Syria remains far from this model. Despite being a country rich in natural resources; oil, gas, wheat, cotton, it has never established a...

Syria has begun preparations to export its first shipment of heavy crude oil since the lifting of Western sanctions, amounting to 600,000 barrels, via the Greek tanker Nissos Christiana, operated by Swiss-based Vitol Group, from an oil terminal north of...

 Brussels - Australia is preparing a covert mission to repatriate a group of women and children from detention camps in northeast Syria before the end of this year, according to The Australian. The planned operation, now in its final stages...

In Lebanon, no issue rises above the ongoing debate over the necessity of confining weapons to the hands of the state and empowering national institutions, foremost the Lebanese Army, to monopolize the use of force and control illegal arms through...

The Syrian Ministry of Energy announced last Monday the resumption of heavy crude oil exports from the port of Tartus on the country’s western coast, marking the first such shipment in years. According to a statement published on the ministry’s...

Political Islam movements in the region have played a significant role over the past years, particularly in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring” uprisings. These movements believe in Islam as a political, social, legal, and economic system suitable for running...