Iraq’s ban on Iranian flights has spiraled into a sovereignty clash, exposing Baghdad’s precarious balancing act between U.S. sanctions and Tehran’s influence

With Iraq teetering on the brink of Balkanization and a June 2027 deadline looming to rein in militias, a shadowy private meeting between Trump and al-Zaidy could decide the nation's fate.

United Nations forces are preparing to leave southern Lebanon as Israeli Occupation forces continue to consolidate their control over villages devastated by the war that began in early March 2026.

Syria’s agricultural recovery requires better water management, affordable financing, modern irrigation, and stronger cooperation among farmers.

Jordan seeks a central role in southern Syria to protect its northern border, limit the expansion of Israeli influence, preserve Syria’s territorial unity, and safeguard its political, security, and economic interests.

Syria faces the urgent task of determining the fate of hundreds of thousands of missing and forcibly disappeared people and giving their families long-awaited answers.

The growing possibility of a gradual withdrawal of Turkiye’s forces from northern Iraq is linked to the PKK’s disarmament and dissolution process, alongside Baghdad-Ankara security talks, Turkiye’s demand for security guarantees, and concerns over who would fill the resulting security vacuum.

The new Syria is moving towards revitalizing and developing industrial cities in the provinces to make them a key element in reshaping the post-war economy.

Iraq faces growing economic, financial, energy, and political pressure as U.S. sanctions on Iran tighten, forcing Baghdad to balance its deep dependence on Iranian trade and gas with its reliance on the U.S.-led financial system, risking that Iraq itself will ultimately bear the heaviest cost of the confrontation.

The choice of Iraqi Shiite leader Hammam Hamoudi as a “link” between Iran and Iraq was no passing development, given that he belongs to a generation of Shiite leaders whose political and organizational careers were shaped in Iran before they returned to Baghdad after Saddam Hussein’s regime fell in 2003.

The arrest warrant against Ahmed al-Asadi over alleged corruption may signal a broader “political pruning” of Iraq’s Shiite ruling class, potentially sidelining weaker figures while leaving major leaders largely untouched.

Syria’s new government has turned the page on the SDF as a military and political force whose influence stretched across parts of the country for nearly a decade, after its commander, Mazloum Abdi, announced its dissolution and the end of its mission.

Rebuilding Syrian football starts with professional management, independent institutions, modern infrastructure, school sports, and investment.

Lebanon’s new amnesty law has drawn accusations that it was tailored to benefit certain groups, potentially paving the way for around 3,000 former members of Antoine Lahad’s Army, branded traitors, for serving under Israeli Occupation command.

Over the years, Israeli Occupation authorities have accumulated a large number of Palestinian bodies and remains, initially as part of a policy that tied their detention to cases involving captives, missing people, and captive exchange deals.