Middle Orient

Jordan’s King Abdullah has formed a committee to revise two main pieces of legislation related to the political life in the kingdom, but activists are skeptical about the prospects for change. There is a sense of deja vu in Jordan following a royal order June 10 asking former Prime Minister …

The so-called “night confusion units” in Gaza continue to fire incendiary balloons toward Israel. Only two days into the term of the new Israeli government, tensions flared in Gaza as Hamas-linked groups resumed sending incendiary balloons towards Israel, with the latter responding with strikes on the coastal enclave. On June …

Benjamin Netanyahu’s departure as prime minister of Israel is a loss of sorts for Erdogan when it comes to both domestic and regional politics. Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can hardly be called friends. Netanyahu’s departure from office June 13 should have been …

On Wednesday, German interior ministers held a meeting to discuss the deportation of some Syrian refugees to their homeland, as human rights organizations issue warnings against such deportations. According to the European website InfoMigrants, German interior ministers will discuss several issues at their three-day meeting. Most notably, they will discuss …

The fate of 63 officers and agents from the Intelligence Communications Department is still unknown. They were captured in January 2020 following the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani by a U.S. attack, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Wednesday. At least 20 officers and 43 telecommunication operators were held …

Russia’s ambassador to the Assad regime, Alexander Yefimov, said that his country’s agreement with Turkey regarding Idleb does not eliminate the necessity of its “return” to what he described as “the sovereignty of the legitimate government as soon as possible.” The Russian ambassador made these remarks during an interview with …

The fourth anniversary of the start of the battle for Raqqa, which led to the city’s liberation from the Islamic State (IS), has just passed. Raqqa was IS’ Syrian capital, and it took over four months for the liberators, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to wrest back control of the …

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to deceive their donor organizations. Supposedly, the group is providing for families living in the camps and trying to coordinate with several Western European countries to increase material support. A delegation even visited France and was scheduled to visit several other countries, including the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not commit to renewing a United Nations cross-border operation for aid to Syria during Wednesday’s meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden, a senior US official has said. There was “no commitment, but we made clear that this was of significant importance for us if …

Analysts cannot offer any definitive indications about the fate of the Syrian issue after the summit between president Joe Biden, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Reports hinted, however, at the possibility of cooperation between the two countries. Some reports described the Biden-Putin meeting as a pragmatic summit, while other …