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Turkish Ambassador Reveals Secrets, Disappointments of War in Syria

Greek Foreign Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Not Accrediting Our Chargé d'Affaires to the Assad Regime

Hospital Fire Deepens Iraq's COVID Crisis

‘Step-for-Step’ Approach Aims to Appease Syrians or Kick Out Iran?

‘Guardian of the Republic’s Tomb’: Aoun Returned to Baabda Onboard an Iranian Train as a Guard, Not a President

Neom: A New Destination in Saudi Arabia’s Political Landscape

Why Has China Abandoned the Syrian 'Regime Change' Illusion?

The plan that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed to President Bashar al-Assad on July 17 was the third presented by Beijing in the last decade of the Syrian war.

Head of Lebanon Banks Association to Asharq Al-Awsat: Non-State Logic Accelerates the Collapse

As the political stalemate in Lebanon exacerbates the financial, economic and monetary crisis, banking and monetary files pose a major challenge to the President of the Association of Banks (ABL), Salim Sfeir, whose term was renewed for two years as of July 1.

How Is Syria Affected by the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan?

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan will cast its shadow over many “theaters” in the world, even if the size of the impact differs in each of them. Syria may be one of the many countries where the impact will be stronger, for many reasons, the most important of which is that most of the “players”

Saudi Arabia, Oman Stress Serious Cooperation to Tackle Iran’s Nuclear, Ballistic Missile Programs

Saudi-Omani Summit Tackles Cooperation, Formation of Coordination Council

Ten Reasons Behind Russia’s Breach of US 'Red Lines' in Syria

Excellent Prospects for Broader Saudi-Omani Economic Cooperation, Integration

Oman FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are Coordinating with Riyadh over Regional Issues

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi revealed that the upcoming summit between Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Sultan Haitham bin Tariq will witness the launch of a coordination council between the two neighboring countries. Sultan Haitham will head to the Kingdom on Sunday on an official

Further US ‘Humanitarian Concession’ in Syria Awaits Putin’s ‘Green Light’

The United States and its allies have presented a further concession to Russia in the hope of persuading it to vote in favor of extending the international resolution on cross border aid to Syria.

Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan to Asharq Al-Awsat: Electronic Games Revenues in Saudi Arabia Top $576Mln

President of the Saudi Arabian Federation for Electronic Sports (SAFEIS) Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz revealed that revenues from the electronic games market in the Kingdom top 576 million dollars annually. In an exclusive interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he said this figure mot

Simonnet to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Understand Gulf States’ Concerns Regarding Iran Activities

Lebanese Teachers Flee as Financial Crisis Builds

Why Did Rome's Conference on Syria Ignore Conditions for Normalization, Reconstruction?

Episode 5: Clinton Tried to Dissociate Assad from Iraq Bombing by Resuming Negotiations with Israel

Episode 4: Assad Opened the Border with Iraq, Advised Saddam to ‘Remove The Pretexts’ to Avoid a US Strike

In the second half of 1996, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad’s objective was “to stop the overthrow of the Iraqi regime.” He focused his contacts for this purpose and reopened the Syrian-Iraqi borders, which were closed since 1982. The correspondence between Assad and then-Iraqi President Saddam

Episode 3: Chirac Asked Assad to Disarm Hezbollah In Exchange for Maintaining Presence In Lebanon

Episode 2: Saddam Proposed a ‘Secret Summit’ with Assad in 1996 to Confront ‘Israel’s Aggression’ against Lebanon

Episode 1: Hafez al-Assad Cautiously Receives 1st Letter from Saddam, Tests him Before Replying

Lebanese Interior Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Fear Chaos, Further Deterioration of Security