Peace be upon you, Damascus
Bakir Oweida December 11, 2024 The protection of Syrian lives and the prevention of harm to innocent civilians of any sect represent fundamental rights for all Syrians — a country […]
Did the US fund the Syrian rebels that toppled Assad?
Middle East Eye takes a look at the US role in Syria over the past decade Fighters with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces inspect damaged and abandoned military vehicles and […]
Downfall of Syria’s Assad marks end of an era
Special Demonstrators trample a carpet with a design showing President Bashar Al-Assad during a protest. (AFP) Updated 1 min 11 sec ago Jonathan Gornall December 08, 2024 LONDON: In scenes […]
King of Jordan meets Palestinian president, reaffirms keenness to maintain Arab coordination to support Palestinians
By JT – Aug 08,2023 – His Majesty King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting attended by HRH Crown Prince Hussein at Al Husseiniya Palace on Tuesday (Photo courtesy […]
Questions regarding the moral underpinnings of US foreign policy
Jul 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby The US response to attacks by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Turmus Ayya and other acts of violence by […]
US losing pretexts for occupying eastern Syria
OSAMA AL-SHARIF June 06, 2023 When the US led an international coalition in mid-2014 to bomb Daesh targets in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist organization had already occupied large swathes […]
Syria reconstruction would bring huge benefits for the region
DR. MAJID RAFIZADEH May 11, 2023 Extended domestic conflicts can have a devastating impact on a country’s infrastructure, economy, safety and the living standards of its people. Often, once the […]
Why the US fears Arab normalisation with Syria
Apr 05,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Michael Jansen Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised US President Joe Biden for meddling in Israeli affairs by warning against the current extreme right-wing government’s […]
Erdogan, Kurds should talk to each other rather than Assad
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB August 17, 2022 Short Url Protests took place in the northwest of Syria after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusgolu last week declared that he had briefly […]
Can Turkey and Syria rebuild their relationship?
SINEM CENGIZ April 08, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/r4mvr Turkey is reported to be considering reestablishing dialogue with Syria after more than a decade of thorny relations, although Damascus has denied […]
US, Israel say they are exploring a ‘Plan B’ for Iran
Israeli FM Yair Lapid (L), accompanied by Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) and UAE FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, speaks during a joint news conference at the State Department […]
Syria’s Rami Makhlouf relinquishes assets to charity
Short Url https://arab.news/9cb53 Arab News May 29, 202 Makhlouf said he was “very relieved and euphoric” The Syrian government said his company owes $77 million DUBAI: Rami Makhlouf, one of […]
This is what the sudden fall of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, the cousin of Bashar al-Assad, means
After each internal conflict in Syria, there has been a shift of power – and this is a serious change in the dynamics of the ruling class in Damascus, writes […]
Russia is about to face its biggest test yet in Syria
Assad has been loyal to Putin, and Putin to Assad, but the Syrian people are growing poorer by the day Robert Fisk @indyvoices 17 hours ago An American reader tired […]
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa review – searing Syrian road trip
The poetic and horrific combine in this tale of love and death set in a Syria torn apart by civil war by Hisham Matar Fri 10 May 2019 Recently, at […]
Arab League reverses decision on Syria
Feb 06,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Hasan Abu Nimah Eight years ago, the Arab League suspended Syria’s membership as it did Libya’s. Both decisions were wrong, not just because they […]
Death Knell For Syria Pullout: “We Have To Protect Israel” Says Trump
By Tyler Durden After approaching two months of talk of a “full” and “immediate” US troop withdrawal from Syria, first ordered by President Trump on December 19 — which was […]
The demise of Western illusions in Syria
Jan 28,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Javier Solana MADRID — In March 2018, Syrian President Bashar Assad had himself filmed as he drove his car through the rubble-filled streets of […]
Regional effects of US withdrawal from Syria
Dec 30,2018 -JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The US decision to withdraw its troops from Syria should be considered from a political perspective, as well as from its military implications. […]
Syria’s regime on path to come in from the cold
By AFP – Dec 30,2018 -JORDAN TIMES BEIRUT — Almost eight years into Syria’s civil war, President Bashar Assad seems closer than ever to securing a comeback at home and […]