Syria

After Israel’s humiliation of Iran, a historic reshaping of the Middle East may already be underway

In Lebanon, Syria and beyond, diplomatic space is opening up for a new era of co-operation

By Yossi Melman

6 min read

A poster depicting Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes (Image: Getty)

Dan Brotman in Beirut's Jewish cemetery in 2022, where he found graves dating as recently as 2018. (Photo courtesy of Dan Brotman)

Lebanon

‘I was detained in Lebanon just for being a Jewish tourist’

By Imogen Garfinkel

6 min read

Israeli F-35s and F-15s refueling mid-air with a KC-707 tanker. (Image: IDF)

By Kasra Aarabi

The Syria-isation of Iran: Why the Islamic Republic could soon share the Assad regime’s fate

4 min read

Syria

US to complete near-total military withdrawal from Syria

By Shachar Kleiman

1 min read

Syria

Trump to lift US sanctions on Syria after Al-Sharaa meeting

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

Israel

Israeli arrested after attempting to join ISIS

By JC Reporter

1 min read

Qatar

Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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Syria in ‘secret talks’ with Israel over security and counter-terrorism

The reported development follows a row over sectarian violence against the Druze community and coincides with Syria’s new president’s first trip to Europe

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

May 7, 2025 13:22

Israel and Syria have reportedly opened a diplomatic back channel, mediated by the UAE (Image: Getty)

Druze leaders in Syria agree to disarm after sectarian clashes

The announcement comes after Israel launched several strikes in Syria, including one near the presidential palace in Damascus

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

May 2, 2025 14:23

Syrian security forces have reportedly reached an agreement with Druze leaders to end the sectarian violence that swept Damascus this week (Image: Getty)

Syria ‘willing’ to join Abraham Accords, claims Trump ally

Representative Cory Mills recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Damascus and expressed his ‘optimism’ regarding the country’s new president Ahmed Al-Sharaa

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

April 24, 2025 15:32