REGIONS

Last month Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again suggested that a new national Syrian army should be created, adding that the Free Syrian Army (FSA) could form part of such an army. Turkey has influence over at least 2,000 FSA fighters in northwest Syria, which it uses as an allied proxy …

Ever since September 11, 2001, security concerns have played a central role in the United States’ migration policy – but never more aggressively so than now. Americans, anaesthetized by the War on Terror that just drones on, may have forgotten, but a tough and exhaustive vetting process has …

While the short-term outlook still looks uncertain for Iran, the larger fundamentals hugely favor it. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman hopes to exploit a window of opportunity while in Beijing to loosen China’s affiliations with Iran. But he faces long odds. The Saudi battle with Iran is fundamentally unequal …

It is a telling sign of how Western-centric the global debate still is that, for all the attention paid in the media about “important” elections to be held, Germany figures prominently, as does France – and even the Netherlands! A glaring omission There was one glaring omission in …

By Finian Cunningham • Referring to ongoing peace talks on Syria co-sponsored by Russia, President Vladimir Putin said the negotiations marked the beginning of “rebuilding” this war-torn country, as well as other conflict zones in the Middle East region. Already several rounds of talks have been held in Kazakhstan’s …

Editorial Note — It’s been 10 years since the former president of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic has died in the prison in the Hague, while his trial for alleged war crimes was still ongoing. The 1990s civil war in Yugoslavia has been for years the main topic on …

After Friday’s phone call between United States President Donald Trump and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House now says that a Middle East peace conference is a real possibility. The American leader sends his advisor on Israel, Jason Greenblatt, to begin talks with Israelis and Palestinians. US …

With Donald Trump as the US new president, relations between Washington and Moscow are at stake. If any rapprochement takes place between the two countries, a new future will be in the offing for both Iraq and Syria. This all depends on how each of the two super …

By Shehab Al Makahleh • On March 29, Jordan will host the Arab League summit amid chaos across the Middle East.  There is speculation that Russia and Egypt are pressing the Arab League to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the summit in light of reports that Syrian military …