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.

“Israel” is using security concerns over Syria’s new Islamist-led government to justify deepening and prolonging its occupation of southern Syrian territory.

After decades of political and security tensions that severely constrained economic integration, Damascus and Beirut are now seeking to recast their relationship around mutual interests and greater parity.

The August 3, 2026, visit by Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, to Damascus and his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa was more than a protocolary stop in the effort to rebuild ties between the two sides.

Almoutasim al-Kilani says Syria's future depends on a nationally led transitional justice process that ensures accountability, reforms institutions, and upholds the rule of law.

For the first time since 2003, the Iraqi government has publicly acknowledged a "serious" financial shortfall that disrupted salary payments for public sector employees in July 2026.

Riyadh announced it had launched strikes on targets within Iraqi territory in retaliation for drone attacks on its oil facilities, claiming the drones were launched from Iraq and carried out by Iranian-backed militias.

The Jurf al-Naddaf incident exposed the Iraqi government’s struggle to bring Iran-backed militias under state control despite reported Iranian support for disarmament, raising concerns over state authority and possible foreign intervention.