Middle East/Levant & Turkey

Azerbaijan practices a strict form of state secularism similar to French laïcité, which mandates rigid seperation between religion and public life

Syria believes Israel is arming and supplying Druze militias for an offensive in southern Syria

Qatar hopes to build two power plants and supply the country with gas for 20 years

The review found that the changes came through selective edits to Assad-era textbooks rather than a full rewrite, and that they were applied unevenly

Sources close to Hezbollah say current Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, has failed to fill the void left by his predecessor, with the center of the organization's decision-making coming from Iran

Greece is closely monitoring the development of the Turkish missile system, amid assessments in Athens regarding the increasing capabilities of mobile missiles and the possibility of their use

As Syria seeks to reestablish its place in the international community, al-Sharaa accused Israel of carrying out “hundreds” of airstrikes, incursions and arrests

The alleged scheme began with multilingual call-center employees approaching potential investors

Turkey has a two-term limit, however, an incumbent president may run for a third term if approved by the Turkish parliament

Saudi Arabia discovers 110 million tonnes of uranium ore, which could be the largest source of uranium on Earth

A judicial decision to block websites and accounts of LGBTQ organizations, coinciding with raids and arrests of activists in Istanbul amid mounting human rights criticism

Demonstrators blocked roads across Raqqa, Hasakah and Deir ez-Zor as anger over rising fuel costs intensified, with reports that security forces fired live ammunition

The demolition of the Hezbollah base triggered seismic alarms at Israel’s National Geological Institute

Hezbollah MPs roundly condemned the US for 'interfering in Lebanese affairs'

Recent IDF operations in Lebanon have uncovered an increasing number of weapons caches and armories hidden in Shia schools

Only after determing force composition is Europe ready to define the mandate, authority, and operational framework on the ground

Tom Barrack stresses that the measure targets one institution, praises Turkey’s response and says the alliance will emerge stronger

Syria has suggested integrating the female fighters into the Interior Ministry, but not into combat roles

The disarmament progress made by Hezbollah on the ground is considered insufficient by Israel

US and coalition forces are expected to withdraw on September 30 with disarmament expected to occur before then

“It is time for Hezbollah to do what is best for Lebanon and the Lebanese people,” the US State Department said on X, calling on the group to surrender its weapons to the Lebanese state

The landmark transaction and a café in Damascus’s Old City signals Syria’s push to rejoin the global financial system after decades of sanctions and isolation

Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, considered the spiritual leader of the Druze community in Syria, called for the State of Israel to protect the Druze community.

Turkey's presence in Syria is a fact. Diplomatically and militarily. Israel needs to keep a vigilant eye on Turkey to better understand its true intentions