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Syrian men stand outside the building of the Iranian Embassy.

Analysis

Iran’s strategy unravels: Assad fall and collapse of Tehran's regional bloc

What began as a bold strategy to challenge Israel and reshape the Middle East’s balance of power now appears increasingly fragile, with Iran’s influence faltering and its allies under siege.

Ali Hashem

بواسطة Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

People celebrate the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad and Baath Party rule, Umayyad Square, Damascus, Dec. 8, 2024.

Analysis

تركيا في سوريا ما بعد الأسد: موازنة حزب العمال الكردستاني والتهديدات والفرص الجهادية

ورغم سعادتها باستيلاء المتمردين على السلطة في سوريا، فإن أنقرة تريد تجنب حالة عدم الاستقرار التي سادت العراق بعد الغزو الذي قادته الولايات المتحدة في عام 2003.

Barin Kayaoglu

بواسطة Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Emiratis wave national flags as citizens celebrate their country's 40 years of independence on National Day, in Abu Dhabi, on Dec. 2, 2011.

Analysis

صناعة الجنسية الخليجية على استعداد للنمو وسط حالة عدم اليقين العالمية الجديدة

وقد نشأت برامج التأشيرات المرنة في الشرق الأوسط، مدعومة بتنافس دول الخليج الغنية على جذب المستثمرين الأجانب والمهنيين المهرة كجزء من استراتيجياتها للتنويع الاقتصادي.

Samuel Wendel

بواسطة Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

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Analysis

تركيا وإسرائيل على مسار تصادمي في سوريا بسبب التوغلات والدعم الكردي

وتشعر أنقرة بالقلق من أن إسرائيل قد تسعى إلى تعزيز مكاسبها الإقليمية في سوريا، مستغلة عدم الاستقرار الإقليمي والسياسات الأمريكية المؤيدة لإسرائيل.

Ezgi Akin

بواسطة Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

Bavar missiles are displayed during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of the outbreak of Iran's 1980-1988 war with Saddam Hussein's Iraq, in Tehran on Sept. 21, 2024.

Analysis

بعد شهرين، توقفت الانتقامات "الحتمية" الإيرانية ضد إسرائيل، مما أدى إلى تأجيج الإحباط

وتواجه الجمهورية الإسلامية تساؤلات حول قوتها الإقليمية، وانتقادات شديدة من جانب الموالين لها، بينما تعيد النظر في الرد الموعود على الهجوم الصاروخي الإسرائيلي في أكتوبر/تشرين الأول وسط انتكاسات دفاعية هائلة ومخاوف من دورة تصعيد أكثر تدميراً.

A correspondent in Tehran

بواسطة A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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الصين تسعى لحماية مصالحها في سوريا، والعمل مع هيئة تحرير الشام بشأن "التهديدات" الأويغورية

A man rides his scooter past a destroyed mosque and apartment buildings in Harasta, near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Dec. 19, 2024.

Sabena Siddiqui

بواسطة Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran

US scraps $10M bounty on HTS leader Golani after meeting in Damascus

The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group that headed a lightning rebel offensive snatching Damascus from government control, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, waves to the crowd before addressing them at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024. Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, gave a speech as the crowd chanted "Allahu akbar (God is greatest)," a video shared by the rebels on their Telegram channel showed. (Photo by Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP) (Photo by ABDULAZIZ KE

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Turkey appears to want more than Syria’s oil

Pump jacks operate in an oil field in the countryside of al-Qahtaniyah town in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province near the Turkish border, on March 11, 2020. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

هل كانت الضربات الإسرائيلية في اليمن بمثابة تجربة تمهيدية لهجوم كبير على إيران؟

A banner depicting Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stands next to a ballistic missile in Baharestan Square, Tehran, Sept. 26, 2024.

بواسطة Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied that militant groups around the region were its proxies

Khamenei says Iran does not have or need regional proxy forces

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A relative of Abu Samra family looks on as Palestinians search for survivors after a strike on their home in central Gaza

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 28

Agence France-Presse

A relative of Abu Samra family looks on as Palestinians search for survivors after a strike on their home in central Gaza

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 28

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Empty whisky bottles on the bar of a Baghdad club ordered closed by Iraqi security forces

Iraq's prohibition zeal threatens Baghdad's boozy subculture

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رئيس جهاز المخابرات اللبناني السابق: وقف إطلاق النار بين إسرائيل وحزب الله قريب

The influential head of Lebanon's General Security apparatus, Abbas Ibrahim, is pictured during an interview at his office in the capital Beirut on July 22, 2020.

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Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim

Former Lebanese intelligence chief

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الاتحاد الأوروبي رافق أكثر من 200 سفينة في البحر الأحمر وسط تهديدات بحرية في الخليج، بحسب مبعوث

NUSA DUA, INDONESIA - JULY 08: The Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Retno Marsudi (R) greets the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio (L) during arrival of the G20 Foreign Ministers and Head of Department at the Grand Ballroom Mulia Hotel on July 08, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

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Luigi di Maio

EU Special Representative for the Gulf

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مسؤول فلسطيني كبير يدعو لخطة شبيهة بالمارشال لإعادة إعمار غزة

Secretary-General of Fatah’s Central Committee Jibril Rajoub looks on during an interview in Paris on July 27, 2024.

Jibril Rajoub

Jibril Rajoub

Fatah Central Committee Secretary-General

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مخزون الأسلحة الكيماوية المخفي في سوريا يخيم على المرحلة الانتقالية بعد الأسد

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Gregory Koblentz

Director of Biodefense Graduate Program, George Mason University

A Syrian man prays on July 12, 2017, at a cemetary in Khan Sheikhun

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Saudi Arabia's electricity sector to see significant transformation by 2030

Gerald Kepes

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional energy trends

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Red Sea, Iran energy threats amplify 2025 global economic risks as trade wars, Trump loom

Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Cars drive along a street in front of high-rise buildings in Dubai, on February 18, 2023. - Home to towering skyscrapers and ultra-luxury villas, Dubai saw record real estate transactions in 2022, largely due to an influx of wealthy investors, especially from Russia. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP) (Photo by KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)

UAE aims to attract family offices to boost stature as wealth hub

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

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تركيا في سوريا ما بعد الأسد: موازنة حزب العمال الكردستاني والتهديدات والفرص الجهادية

People celebrate the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad and Baath Party rule, Umayyad Square, Damascus, Dec. 8, 2024.

Barin Kayaoglu

بواسطة Barin Kayaoglu

In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

Analysis

استراتيجية إيران تتكشف: سقوط الأسد وانهيار كتلة طهران الإقليمية

Syrian men stand outside the building of the Iranian Embassy.

Ali Hashem

بواسطة Ali Hashem

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

Analysis

الصين تسعى لحماية مصالحها في سوريا، والعمل مع هيئة تحرير الشام بشأن "التهديدات" الأويغورية

A man rides his scooter past a destroyed mosque and apartment buildings in Harasta, near the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Dec. 19, 2024.

Sabena Siddiqui

بواسطة Sabena Siddiqui

In Karachi, reporting on South Asia, Middle East, Iran

Analysis

صناعة الجنسية الخليجية على استعداد للنمو وسط حالة عدم اليقين العالمية الجديدة

Samuel Wendel

بواسطة Samuel Wendel

In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech

Emiratis wave national flags as citizens celebrate their country's 40 years of independence on National Day, in Abu Dhabi, on Dec. 2, 2011.

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