Turkey's Erdogan offers help in Syria state structure ahead of Fidan visit The Turkish president said his top diplomat will soon travel to Damascus to support Syria's interim government in its fight against groups that Ankara deems a threat to its national security. Turkey
Sudan 2024: Worsening humanitarian crisis, famine and foreign interference Despite international mediation efforts, Sudan's civil war has continued throughout 2024, deepening the humanitarian crisis. Sudan
Analysis Were Israel's Yemen strikes trial run for major attack on Iran? Some analysts consider the large-scale attack on Yemeni sites a test run for a strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, but others now view destabilizing the mullahs as the best approach. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Ahead of Syria visit, Lebanon Druze leader Jumblatt says give HTS 'a chance' The influential member of the Lebanese Druze community warned against the influence of Israeli Druze leader Mowafaq Tarif and called for Syria to remain united after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. Syria
Pentagon says 2,000 US troops in Syria, not 900 The shell games continue in Washington over how many American troops remain in the aftermath of the war against the Islamic State group. Syria
Exclusive US envoy works to reconcile rival Kurds in Syria as Turkey masses forces near Kobani With the collapse of the Syrian regime in an offensive led by the Sunni militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its Turkey-backed allies, Syrian Kurds need to forge a common front as the new power constellation takes shape. By Amberin Zaman In Paris, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture
