Ibrahim Hamidi

Ibrahim Hamidi
Features Labourers roast durum wheat to produce freekeh after harvesting a field on May 20, 2022, in the Syrian town of Binnish in the rebel-held province of Idlib in northwestern Syria. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

Will Syria Witness a ‘Triple Front’ Military Escalation?

Three indicators point to the possibility of a military escalation on more than one front in Syria. Stability along the contact lines in the three Syrian areas…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features A Russian military patrol in northern Syria. Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia, Israel Exchange ‘Ukrainian Letters’ in Syria

Each wave of Israeli raids on Syria in the past years had been weighty. But the latest attacks, which occurred on Friday night, had an additional significance…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Children play at Al-Tehh camp for Syrians in Idlib, Syria, 07 May 2022. (EPA)

American Sanctions Waivers: Syrian Pitfalls and Regional Questions

If someone were to carry out an investment project in Qamishli, which is held by Washington's allies in northeastern Syria, and employed people from the …

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Interviews Borrell: Russia Not Invited to Syria Brussels Conference Because of Aggression on Ukraine

Borrell: Russia Not Invited to Syria Brussels Conference Because of Aggression on Ukraine

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told Asharq Al-Awsat in an interview that the European Union holds onto its three “red lines” which involve not…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features A Western-Arab Visit to ‘Forgotten Syria’

A Western-Arab Visit to ‘Forgotten Syria’

Ukraine was once again present at the closed meeting of Western and Arab envoys on Syria. But this time, the attendees discussed the means to deal with a…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Turkey and the Lesser of Two Evils in Syria

Turkey and the Lesser of Two Evils in Syria

If Turkey were given the choice between normalizing relations with the Syrian regime or accepting the establishment of Kurdish state in northern Syrian and on…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

Frederic C. Hof, the American diplomat, was "living the dream" between 2009 and 2011 of achieving peace between Syria and Israel. The idea first occurred to…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Damascus Documents in Geneva Negotiations: Incitement against the Regime is High Treason

Damascus Documents in Geneva Negotiations: Incitement against the Regime is High Treason

“You are neither my friend nor my brother, you are just a colleague,” said one of the members of the Damascus delegation to a representative from the “other…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)