The longtime enemies have opened contacts, reflecting a power shift across a Middle East in which they have newfound common ground: antipathy for Iran.

Territorial integrity cannot be traded away by temporary authorities seeking to consolidate power and international influence

Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once again raised fears of a breakdown in the country's fragile postwar order. Clashes have on several occasions broken out between forces loyal to the government and Druze fighters since the fall of President Bashar Assad in early December in a lightning rebel offensive led by Sunni Islamist insurgent groups,

Syrian source reveals two Golan Heights peace scenarios, including land divisions and potential Lebanese transfers; new Syrian president shows openness, but Golan return is key for domestic support.

The return of parts of the Golan Heights... is critical for domestic public opinion to support such a step,' a source close to Ahmed al-Sharaa told i24NEWS

The fighting underscores the challenges facing interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, whose Islamist forces ousted president Bashar al-Assad in December.

Syria expresses willingness to re-implement the 1974 disengagement agreement with Israel amid ongoing US-brokered talks for normalization.

The U.S. special envoy for Syria said this week that Jerusalem and Damascus are engaged in “meaningful” talks to restore calm to the shared border region.The post Syria says willing