The future of U.S.-Syria rapprochement will depend on the ability of Syrian diplomats and U.S. institutions in Washington to engage with the new Congress and both its chambers.

The U.S. administration has appointed Shelley Greenspan, a former National Security Council official under President Joe Biden, to lead the Board of Peace’s outreach to Congress and Washington think tanks.

Democratic control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress opens a new chapter in Washington’s relationship with “Israel”.

The growing Saudi-Emirati rift in Yemen has entered a more dangerous phase, with Abu Dhabi accused of secretly undermining Riyadh-backed forces.

On 13 October, the Tel Aviv District Planning and Building Committee approved plans for a permanent UAE Embassy headquarters in Herzliya Pituah, nearly a year after the proposal was first submitted.