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Features Truce Holds in Syria's Idlib as Turkey Bolsters its Military Posts

Truce Holds in Syria's Idlib as Turkey Bolsters its Military Posts

Saturday marked two years since the signing of the truce agreement between Turkey and Russia over Syria's northwestern Idlib province and some regions of the…

Firas Karam (Idlib)
Features Trips of Death from Horn of Africa to Yemen

Trips of Death from Horn of Africa to Yemen

Three African refugees lie down to rest after washing their children's clothes near a shabby camp in Khur Maksar in Yemen. They laid out the clothes to dry on…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)
Features Ukraine War: A New Battlefront for Syrian Mercenaries

Ukraine War: A New Battlefront for Syrian Mercenaries

Russia’s war against Ukraine has produced a new battlefront for Syrian youth seeking to escape “hell” in their country and find ways to resolve their living,…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Says There’s an Opportunity to Boost Interests with US or Downgrade Them

Saudi Crown Prince Says There’s an Opportunity to Boost Interests with US or Downgrade Them

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the Kingdom has “a long, historical relationship with America” and that there’s “a huge opportunity to boost” all…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Saudi-Bahraini Summit Highlights Bilateral Ties, Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi-Bahraini Summit Highlights Bilateral Ties, Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Arabia's King Salman received Bahrain's King Hamad on Wednesday in Riyadh, where the two monarchs discussed several files and developments in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Features Arab Refugees See Double Standards in Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainians

Arab Refugees See Double Standards in Europe’s Embrace of Ukrainians

Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Hariri, who fled the war in his country for neighboring Lebanon 10 years ago, spent the last decade hoping in vain to escape to a new…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Washington Rallies its Allies over Syria for 'Ukrainian Reasons'

Washington Rallies its Allies over Syria for 'Ukrainian Reasons'

Washington will host on Thursday the envoys of allied nations in the Syrian file. The meeting will be an opportunity to "test" the allies and the extent the…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Possible Impact of Ukraine War on Middle East

Possible Impact of Ukraine War on Middle East

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to impact the whole world, with its repercussions going beyond Europe and "areas of conflict," with some observers…

Muath Alamri (Washington)
Features Russia’s Syria Intervention Provided Hints for Ukraine War

Russia’s Syria Intervention Provided Hints for Ukraine War

From a tent in the opposition-held pocket of Syria, Ahmad Rakan has closely followed news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. More than two years ago, a Russian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features Russia’s Missiles See Mixed Results in Ukraine War as World Watches

Russia’s Missiles See Mixed Results in Ukraine War as World Watches

Russia has employed hundreds of powerful and precise ballistic missiles in the first days of its Ukraine attack, but analysts and US officials say many…

Asharq Al Awsat
Interviews Iraqi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Internal Divisions Affecting Ties with Neighbors

Iraqi FM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Internal Divisions Affecting Ties with Neighbors

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein warned that the Arab region will be affected by the Ukrainian-Russian war. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, he…

Muath Alamri (New York)
Features Syria Is the 'Hostage' of Russia's Ukrainian Adventure

Syria Is the 'Hostage' of Russia's Ukrainian Adventure

It won't be a stretch to say that Syria will be among the countries most affected by the Russian attack on Ukraine, with all its military and political…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)