The U.S. openness to Syria’s new leadership marks a sharp shift in Washington’s approach to a country striving to restore territorial unity and revive its economy.

Saudi Arabia officially entered the investment scene in Syria after months of waiting, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a move analysts see as a significant push from Riyadh to accelerate the recovery of Syria’s collapsed economy.

Jordan has taken a leading role in containing the Sweida conflict, driven by tribal ties and geopolitical concerns, to preserve Syria’s unity and stability.

Following Jordan’s decision to ban the Muslim Brotherhood, authorities have continued to take action against Islamic activism and charitable work, especially those linked to Gaza.

Iraq’s drone strike probe found the attacks came from an Iran-aligned militia inside the country, but the government has avoided naming those responsible, raising suspicions of a political cover-up.

Salim Ahmed Said, also known as Salem Omeid, is one man with two names who has been making headlines across Iraq since early July 2025 after the U.S. Treasury blacklisted him as an Iraqi businessman allegedly leading a “shadow fleet” smuggling Iranian oil.

The Lebanese government has taken its first concrete step to tighten the noose around Hezbollah’s financial network by banning the central bank from dealing with institutions that fund the group—starting with al-Qard al-Hassan, considered its financial backbone.

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Scenes of killings and the displacement of Bedouin families from rural Sweida by militias loyal to Hikmat al-Hijri on July 17, 2025, prompted tens of thousands of tribal fighters from across Syria to mobilize toward the city.

Hikmat al-Hijri, the head of the Druze religious authority in Syria’s Sweida province, has begun openly expressing his intention to isolate the region and keep any emerging entity beyond the control of the central government.

Hikmat al-Hijri: The spiritual leader of Syria’s Druze community who opened the door for Israeli Occupation's airstrikes on Sweida

Since early July 2025, Iraq’s Kurdistan region has faced unprecedented drone and rocket attacks on airports and oil fields amid growing tensions with Baghdad over halted public-sector salaries.

Despite political shifts and UN incentives, Syrian refugees’ return from Lebanon remains slow due to widespread devastation, lack of services, and funding shortfalls.

Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri’s appeal for Israeli and U.S. intervention in Sweida has deepened Syria’s internal rifts, triggered Israeli strikes, and drawn sharp rebuke as a betrayal of national unity.