Damascus: In response to mounting security threats, Syrian authorities have intensified efforts to combat drug smuggling, focusing on dismantling networks involved in the production and trafficking of ...

Yet Israel didn’t translate its military success into active diplomacy; if it had, the region and Israel’s position in it might look very different today. Israel may not have thought it had a choice ...

President Donald Trump capitulated to Saudi Arabia by making excuses for Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad while speaking at ...

Basel I, II, and III—were envisioned as frameworks for strengthening global banking standards. In practice, however, they have entrenched systemic asymmetries. Designed and dominated by developed ...

Backing him is also a way to stabilise and rebuild the country after a brutal civil war. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

This report is part of a regular, quarterly assessment that includes a report card with grades on five key policy areas based ...

After being targeted by a 'Nazi' website, Shannon Seban has leaned into her Jewish identity, fighting hate on the left and ...

Iraqi counter-narcotics forces seized more than 1.35 million Captagon pills during a raid in Syria's capital, in a rare and ...

Deal after deal after deal in China-Middle East relations in February 2025. The Middle East now leads BRI investments, with ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued deference to Israel and his withdrawal from the talks are a huge mistake. Unless a deal can be made, Trump’s desire to preside over a broader regional peace ...

Saudi Arabia launches ‘In the Prophet’s Steps’ to recreate the historic Hijrah route of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). With over 1 ...

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met his Syrian counterpart Mohammad Al-Bashir in ...