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أبريل 23, 2026

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President of Syria Ahmed al-Shara arrives for the 80th session of the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) at UN Headquarters on Sept. 23, 2025 in New York City.

Analysis

هل الأمر يستحق كل هذا العناء؟ تواجه الفنانة السورية شارة ردود فعل عنيفة بسبب أدائها لأغنية ميسي إليوت.

اندلعت ردود فعل عنيفة بعد أن قدم الراقصون عرضاً على أنغام أغنية "Work It" لميسي إليوت، مما كشف عن التوازن الدقيق بين انفتاح شارة على الغرب والضغط من قاعدته الإسلامية.

Amberin Zaman

بواسطة Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa arrives ahead of a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer at 10 Downing Street in central London on March 31, 2026.

يقوم شرع، رئيس الوزراء السوري، بزيارته الرابعة إلى السعودية، والأولى منذ الحرب مع إيران: ما يجب معرفته

تأتي هذه الزيارة في ضوء تعميق العلاقات الاقتصادية بين سوريا والمملكة العربية السعودية في أعقاب سقوط الأسد.

Members of Iraq's security forces stand guard on the the al-Rabia border crossing with Syria on April 20, 2026.

كيف يُعيد فتح سوريا لحدودها مع العراق تعريف التوازن بين تركيا والأكراد

بعد سنوات من الإغلاق، فإن إعادة فتح معبر اليعربية تعيد رسم النفوذ الاقتصادي الكردي وتفرض إعادة معايرة استراتيجية تركيا الإقليمية.

Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images

الاتحاد الأوروبي يعيد تفعيل اتفاقية التعاون بشأن سوريا قبل محادثات مايو: ما يجب معرفته

اقترح الاتحاد الأوروبي استئناف العمل الكامل باتفاقية التعاون القائمة منذ عقود مع سوريا قبل المحادثات رفيعة المستوى المقرر عقدها الشهر المقبل.

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شرع يسعى إلى النأي بنفسه عن الحرب مع إيران، ويقول إن المحادثات مع إسرائيل جارية لكنها "صعبة": ما يجب معرفته

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish Presient Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Antalya Diplomatic Forum in Turkey April 17, 2026.

Analysis

هل تستعد جبهة التحرير السورية لتجاوز تركيا في إضفاء الطابع الرسمي على المكاسب التي حققها الأكراد؟

Kurdish people waving Kurdistan flags gather to celebrate Nowruz on the hill of Urkesh in the countryside of Amuda in northeastern Syria on March 18, 2026. Nowruz, meaning "new day," is an ancient festival that marks the start of spring and the new year on the vernal equinox, which usually falls on March 20 or 21. It is celebrated by more than 300 million people worldwide and has been observed for over 3,000 years across regions including the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus and parts of Eastern Euro

Amberin Zaman

بواسطة Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Analysis

كيف يمكن للحرب مع إيران أن تساعد سوريا في إدارة شؤون تركيا ومنافسيها الإقليميين

This handout photograph provided by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press service shows Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) meeting with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (R) in Damascus on Dec. 22, 2025.

Amberin Zaman

بواسطة Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

أعادت سوريا فتح معبر رئيسي بعد 11 عاماً، مما ساعد صادرات النفط العراقية وسط الحرب

A member of the Popular Mobilization Forces patrols along a concrete wall at the Iraqi-Syrian border in Al-Qaim, west of Iraq, on Jan. 23, 2026.

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علي هاشم

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

علي هاشم

In Doha, reporting on Iran, regional politics, conflict

A general view shows Lebanon's Hezbollah supporters attending a ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs, May 11, 2012. The ceremony was held to mark the completion of the Waed (promise) project for rebuilding Beirut's southern suburbs, which were destroyed during the July 2006 war with Israel. Hezbollah's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said during the ceremony his militant group was capable of striking any target in neighbouring Israel, saying "the days when we fled and they didn't are over". REUTERS/Sharif K

كيف تجري الحياة في الضاحية الجنوبيّة لبيروت؟

تشكّل الضاحية الجنوبيّة لبيروت البيئة الاجتماعيّة الحاضنة لحزب الله والتي تلعب دوراً بارزاً في الوضع اللبناني الداخلي والإقليمي الخارجي أيضاً. وتعرف هذه المنطقة بخصوصيات اجتماعيّة وثقافيّة مختلفة عدّة تميّزها عن النواحي الأخرى من بيروت.

Arab League-United Nations envoy Lakhdar Brahimi gestures while answering journalists' questions at the end of a news conference after a meeting on Syria at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva December 20, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX16PPL

إيران والسعوديّة أساسيّتان من أجل مؤتمر السلام حول سوريا

A weapons dealer checks AK-47 rifles before selling it to smugglers transferring it to Syria, at his house near the city of Mosul, 390km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, February 16, 2012. The weapons dealers sell a rifle for about $1000. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CONFLICT) - RTR2XY8B

سوق السلاح العراقي ينتعش بالتدهور الأمني والصراع السوري

Members of the Lebanese army security inspect the explosion site east of Baalbeck city in Lebanon's Bekaa valley, December 17, 2013. An explosives-laden car blew up on Tuesday in a remote region of the Bekaa Valley controlled by Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah movement, killing the driver and wounding at least two people who were pursuing the vehicle, security sources said. REUTERS/Ahmad Shalha (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX16LYD

Terrorism Continues to Shake Lebanon’s Security

A Kurdish female fighter from Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) checks her weapon near Ras al-Ain, in the province of Hasakah, after capturing it from Islamist rebels November 6, 2013. Redur Xelil, spokesman for the armed wing of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), said Kurdish militias had seized the city of Ras al-Ain and all its surrounding villages. Syrian Kurdish fighters have captured more territory from Islamist rebels in northeastern Syria, a Kurdish militant group said on Monday,

الأكراد السوريّون يناورون للحصول على مقعد في محادثات جنيف

ما دام نظام الأسد والمعارضة عاجزَين عن التوصّل إلى اتفاق، سيستمرّ الأكراد السوريّون في ترسيخ مكاسبهم.

Faithful Christians pray at the monument of our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa village, north of Beirut, August 18, 2012, marking the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting Lebanon from September 14 to 16. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON - Tags: RELIGION) - RTR36YAB

اجتماع مسيحي طارئ: مسيحيو سوريا وإرهاب لبنان

Residents look for survivors at a damaged site after what activists said was an air strike from forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Takeek Al-Bab area of Aleppo, December 15, 2013. REUTERS/Molhem Barakat (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX16JRO

Rise of the Islamic Front a disaster for Syria

Peres’s words: Both a response and a nonresponse

Lebanon's anti-Syrian Christian Leader Michel Aoun speaks during an interview with Reuters in his house near Beirut. Lebanon's anti-Syrian Christian Leader Michel Aoun speaks during an interview with Reuters in his house near Beirut May 11,2005. Former general Michel Aoun, a leading opponent of Syria influence, said on Wednesday he was willing to join forces with allies of Damascus,including Hizbollah, to contest elections starting this month. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi - RTRAU5B

ميشال عون: لبنان "مشلول" بسبب الحرب في سوريا

في مقابلة حصريّة مع "المونيتور"، حمّل العماد ميشال عون زعيم "التيار الوطني الحرّ" المملكة العربيّة السعوديّة التعطيل اللاحق بالسياسة اللبنانيّة.

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah wave flags and a picture depicting (L-R) Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Syria's late President Hafez al-Assad, father of current President Bashar al-Assad at a protest against a film made in the U.S. that mocks the Prophet Mohammad, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil September 22, 2012. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) - RTR38A9D

Assad and Nasrallah: Testing Loyalty

Smoke rises into the sky from what activists said was Free Syrian Army fighters destroying a tank that belonged to forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Qaboun area, eastern Ghouta, September 15, 2013. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTX13MHE

مقاتلون شيعة يتّجهون إلى العمليات الانتحاريّة في سوريا

إن لجوء الشيعة إلى العمليات الانتحاريّة يظهر تطوّراً خطيراً في ساحات القتال الطائفي في المنطقة، والذي قد يسخّن القتال على كلتا الجبهتَين وسط دوامة من العنف والعنف المضاد.

A man holding groceries walks in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, December 3, 2013. The Lebanese government has told the army to take over security in the restive coastal city of Tripoli for six months, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday.Ten people were killed in weekend clashes between Tripoli's Alawite minority, which supports Syria's Alawite President Bashar al-Assad, and majority Sunni Muslims who back his foes. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS) - RTX162

طرابلس اللبنانيّة قطعة من الأحداث السوريّة