Israel must set conditions for an eventual withdrawal from its buffer zone in Syria, and if it stays longer than six months, ...

This principle is exemplified by the importance of the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon. Israel cannot allow its enemies to ...

The country’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, will resume flights to Syria on January 23rd. Map: The Economist ... for it to come under Turkey’s. Turkey sees Israel as the main obstacle ...

European and Gulf Arab states share common interests in Syria – they should work closely together to ensure a stable ...

Already, Turkey and Israel are at odds about the Kurds, Syria’s largest ethnic minority ... Hamas but failed to wipe the group off the map, even if its popularity in the Strip has all but ...

Military reserve forces in the Middle East make up an important component of any army within the region. These units provide additional manpower and capabilities to regular military forces, should the ...

The question is key for the Syrian ... Turkey, which is now in a position of strength, and its Syrian National Army (SNA) auxiliaries have made no secret of their intention to wipe them off the map.

Syria’s newly appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first foreign trip since ...