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أبريل 24, 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.

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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 soldier (in green, 2nd L) and policeman gesture at the site of the explosions near the Iranian embassy in Beirut November 19, 2013. Two explosions apparently targeting the Iranian embassy hit the capital Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said, damaging at least six buildings in the embassy compound. REUTERS/Mahmoud Kheir (LEBANON - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX15JOA

مصدران جدّيان للخوف على مصير لبنان...

Soldiers, policemen and medical personnel gather at the site of explosions near the Iranian embassy (L) in Beirut November 19, 2013. Two explosions targeting the Iranian embassy hit the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said, killing at least seven people and damaging buildings in the embassy compound. REUTERS/ Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX15JOF

لبنان: الانتحاري الثالث هو الأخطر...

Arab League Secretary General Nabil al-Arabi (R) speaks to President of the Syrian National Coalition Ahmad Jarba during the Arab foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo November 3, 2013. The Syrian opposition set terms on Sunday for attending peace talks to end the Syrian civil war, in a move that throws the proposed conference into further confusion after the international envoy said there should be no preconditions. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX14Z0R

المشهد السوري يزداد ضبابيّة وتعقيداً قبل جنيف-2

A soldier loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad holds his weapon as he stands near a military vehicle in Tel Hasel, Aleppo province after capturing it from rebels November 15, 2013. State television aired a report on Friday it said was filmed in the centre of the town of Tel Hasel, 10 km (6 miles) south-east of Aleppo. The town is the third on the road to Aleppo to be taken by Assad's forces this month after the capture of Safira, close to a former chemical weapons site, and Tel Arn. REUTERS/George Our

قائد ميليشيا البعث السورية: من الفقر المدقع إلى الثراء الفاحش

أتاحت الحرب الأهلية لبعض الأشخاص ذوي الذهنية العسكرية تحقيق أرباح طائلة جمعوها من بؤس ملايين السوريين.

Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad gesture atop a building in Aleppo countryside, November 16, 2013. Syrian forces backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militants recaptured Tel Chgab, Torkan, Tel Aabur, Abu Sfith and the way toTalrn, they said. REUTERS/George Ourfalian (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY) - RTX15G7I

مصير سوريا في جنيف الثاني أم في المعارك الثلاث؟؟

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at a news conference at the end of the Iranian nuclear talks in Geneva November 10, 2013. Kerry said on Sunday that world powers had come closer during negotiations with Iran in Geneva to a deal on reining in its nuclear programme and that "with good work" the goal could be reached. REUTERS/Jason Reed (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX157AB

حان الوقت لإبرام اتفاق مع إيران

Security and residents inspect the site where a car bomb exploded in front of the gold-domed Shi'ite shrine of Sayyida Zeinab in southern Damascus, June 14, 2012. A car bomb exploded in a car park in southern Damascus, near the gold-domed Shi'ite shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, activists and state media said.The powerful blast caused a deep crater in the tarmac and wrecked several buses, smashing windows of cars across a wide area. Two people were wounded, state news agency SANA reported. REUTERS/Sana/Handout (SY

Some Iraqis Prefer the Fire of Damascus to that of Baghdad

EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY CONTENT THE VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS STILL IMAGE WAS TAKEN.
Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri speaks from an unknown location, in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website June 8, 2011. Osama bin Laden's longtime lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahri, said the United States faces rebellion throughout the Muslim world after killing the al Qaeda leader, according to a 28-minute YouTube recording posted on Wednesday. In what a

الخلاف بين الظواهري والبغدادي قد يؤدّي إلى انشقاق "القاعدة"

Orthodox Christian worshippers gather before the start of a procession outside Jerusalem's Old City September 5, 2013. About two hundred Orthodox Christians took part in an annual procession in which an icon of the Virgin Mary is carried from a church at the foot of the Mount of Olives believed by Christians to mark the tomb of the Virgin Mary back to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (JERUSALEM - Tags: RELIGION) - RTX137SV

"ثقافة الخوف".. حقيقتها وتوصيفاتها

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad answers journalists after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXVKF9

A temporary way out: Assad remains president without elections?

A protester stands near a line of fire during a demonstration in Cairo October 9, 2011. Nineteen people were killed in Cairo on Sunday when Christians, some carrying crosses and pictures of Jesus, clashed with military police, medical and security sources said, in the latest sectarian flare-up in a country in political turmoil. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR2SGGO

مسيحيّو المشرق: من هو عدوّنا؟؟

A general view of Dubai's cityscape September 25, 2013. A stampede by competing apartment buyers in Dubai this week may have obscured signs that Dubai's latest real estate boom is more restrained than the last one, which pushed the government close to default. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS CITYSCAPE) - RTX145A9

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