Signs of a new border crisis have emerged between Lebanon and Syria, after the Syrian government signed a contract for oil exploration in the Mediterranean with a Russian company. The block to be explored intersects with Lebanese maritime areas for energy exploration along the northern border. Lebanon set the map …

An Iranian cargo plane arrived in Damascus International Airport late on Sunday, loaded with weapons, ammunition, and missiles, a well-informed source told Zaman Al-Wasl. The plane’s landing coincided with the mobilization of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) militia inside and outside the airport. The shipment was transferred immediately to the …

On Monday, the PYD-led Kurdish National Unity Parties (PYNK) in northern Syria said that the talks with the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS) “have come a long way in order to reach a comprehensive agreement between the Kurdish political parties in north and east Syria.” A report released by …