Located about 12 miles west of Damascus, Yaafour, one of Syria’s most exclusive residential areas, is once again attracting attention as investment interest grows around reconstruction projects and economic reopening efforts.

The U.S.-Iran deal is more than the end of "a military confrontation;" it is a reminder that Washington’s ability to dictate regional outcomes is no longer as unquestioned as it once was.

The Saudi-Turkish project emerged as an attempt to create a transport network capable of bypassing maritime bottlenecks and reducing reliance on strategically sensitive waterways.

Since PM Ali al-Zaidi formed his government, Iraqi authorities have arrested several influential figures on corruption charges, reviving questions over whether the state can finally dismantle a system entrenched since 2003.

With growing risks threatening traditional maritime corridors, Syria’s geography could give it a renewed role in linking the Gulf with Turkiye and Europe through a network of highways and railway lines.

Syria’s ongoing cooperation with the OPCW to eliminate and destroy remaining al-Assad-era chemical weapons, supported internationally but hindered by major technical and financial challenges.

Egyptian–Syrian relations are cautiously improving after al-Assad’s fall, but remain constrained by political, security, and diplomatic reservations over Syria’s new leadership and ambassadorial representation.

Just 60 days after a ceasefire took effect, Iran and the Israeli Occupation returned to exchanging military strikes in a brief but consequential confrontation that lasted roughly 14 hours, once again raising questions about the fragility of the truce.

While U.S. efforts accelerate to impose a lasting settlement between Lebanon and the Israeli Occupation after months of war and mutual escalation, developments on the ground appear to be moving in the exact opposite direction.

Iraq's move towards adopting the Syrian route comes within a broader context of restructuring energy security in the region.

As social media influencers in Iraq increasingly launch self-branded commercial products—particularly in the children’s food sector—questions are mounting over the sources of their wealth and the scale of funding behind their promotional ventures.

Turkiye is home to millions of Syrians and hundreds of thousands of other foreign nationals who have become an integral part of economic activity across manufacturing, trade, agriculture, and services.

With the formation of Ali al-Zaidi’s government in Iraq, the name of retired U.S. general David Petraeus has resurfaced with unusual prominence, amid American pressure to exclude Iran-aligned armed factions from the cabinet unveiled on May 13, 2026.

The makeup of Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi’s new government revealed the absence of any figure directly affiliated with armed factions, raising a central question over how far the U.S. succeeded in pushing those groups out of power as part of its conditions for maintaining ties with Baghdad and continuing political support.

As the deadline for Iraqi PM-designate Ali al-Zaidi to present his cabinet to parliament nears, Iran has become directly involved in the government formation process, despite previously insisting it was a purely Iraqi matter beyond external interference.