Deal With Kurds May Benefit Erdogan at Home and Abroad
The gambit could give the Turkish president a chance to extend his power, while also calming a conflict that threatens to ...
Severe cash shortages in Syria: How new government policies are making Ramadan celebrations impossible
Ramadan brings added hardship for Syrians as strict withdrawal limits and subsidy cuts shrink their purchasing power. With ...
Exclusive: Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say
Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military ...
A half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s why
The jailed leader of the PKK called on its members to lay down arms and dissolve the group. If his followers heed that call, ...
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Why Abdullah Ocalan’s call to disarm the PKK will have ramifications across the region
Speculation has been rife in Turkey for weeks about an anticipated statement from the jailed leader of Kurdistan Workers’ ...
Russian operator of Syria's Tartous port dismisses reports it has lost its contract
STG Engineering, a Russian company that operates Syria's Tartous commercial port, said on Friday that it was continuing to work as usual and that its contract had not been annulled as some media in ...
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Ocalan's Plea: Could The Jailed Kurdish Leader Trigger A Domino Effect For Peace?
The imprisoned founder of the Kurdish Workers’ Party, Abdullah Ocalan, has called on his supporters to lay down their arms ...
Lebanon, Syria in the Abraham Accords: A real possibility or mere fantasy?
Lebanon, by the way, could actually mobilize and come into the Abraham Peace Accords, as could potentially Syria," said ...
As Ramadan Nears, Syrians Feel the Pinch of a Cash Shortage
The Assad dictatorship is out, but Syria’s economy is in chaos after a civil war and recent policy shifts. The situation is ...
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Few Syrians use Germany's support programme to return home
The German government's support programme for Syrians voluntarily returning to their home country, which started in January, ...
A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future
An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used ...
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North-east Syria at crossroads following Assad’s fall and call to disarm PKK
The snaking tunnels beneath Kobani hold no mysteries for Commander Zanarin Kobani of the YPJ, the women’s unit of the Kurdish ...