Posts Tagged: syria
Can Israel Connect to Syria’s New Oil Routes?
Limited energy cooperation between Israel and its northern neighbors is already a reality. Israeli natural gas has reached Syria through indirect trade and swap deals with Jordan...
Syria Begins Destroying Assad-Era Chemical Weapons
Syria has begun destroying the remnants of a clandestine Assad-era chemical weapons program that it recovered in May, the first such destruction in a decade, a Syrian envoy and a UN representative said...
Syria Is Off the Terror List, but Washington Still Has Leverage
US President Donald Trump has fulfilled the promise he made to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in May 2025, to give Syrians "a chance at greatness."...
Visa, Mastercard Launch International Card Payments in Syria After US Lifts Terrorism Designation
Visa and Mastercard carried out their first international card transactions in Syria on Wednesday, a major step in reconnecting the country with global payment networks days after Washington removed it from its state sponsors of terrorism list. The...
Turning a Page on Syria’s Proliferation Past
"We are now turning a page ... Turning a page does not mean forgetting the past; it means just the opposite — which is confronting...
Turkey in Syria: Why Israel Fears Erdogan’s Growing Influence in Damascus
It has now been confirmed by the Israeli government that Israeli military jets were responsible for a bombing raid against an airbase in eastern Syria,...
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Syrian Airbase, Drawing Turkish Condemnation
Israel bombed an airbase in Syria on Tuesday, Syrian state media said, carrying out what appeared to be its first strike on Syrian government assets since March and drawing condemnation from Turkey and criticism...
The Jihadist in a Tailored Suit: How Syria’s New Parliament Is Fooling the West
On July 12, 2026, the newly formed Syrian People's Assembly convened in Damascus for its inaugural session, creating a meticulously crafted illusion of a modern...
Remnants of Assad’s Chemical Weapons Program Recovered, Syrian Official Says
Syria's transitional leadership has located remnants of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons program, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used to carry out deadly gas attacks during...
Syria Arrests Team of Hezbollah Assassins Trained to Kill Senior Government Officials
Syria has stopped a Hezbollah terrorist cell that was plotting to assassinate senior government officials, according to the Syrian Interior Ministry. An investigation "revealed that the...
Main Suspect in Syria’s Tadamon Massacre Arrested, Ministry Says
Syria's Interior Ministry said on Friday it had arrested the main suspect in the 2013 Tadamon massacre, one of the worst acts of violence attributed to the former government of Bashar al-Assad, in which 288...
Dutch Prosecutors Seek 30-Year Sentence for Alleged Syrian Torturer Who Backed Assad
Prosecutors in the Netherlands on Wednesday demanded a 30-year prison sentence for a Syrian man accused of torturing and raping prisoners when he was a member of a militia that backed the...
Syria Leads World in Improving Freedom, Report Says, Amid Concerns Over Regime’s Jihadist Links
The same week that an influential survey of global freedom named Syria as the most improved country in the world, Syrian authorities announced a crackdown...
Syria Unveils Plan to Eliminate Assad’s Chemical Weapons
Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by forces under ousted leader Bashar...
