Joe Macaron

Joe Macaron
Features Map showing the Strait of Hormuz, alongside a 3D-printed model of US President Donald Trump (Reuters)

Middle East Power Struggle Faces Defining Moment

Perhaps the worst-case scenario long feared in decision-making circles has come true. With the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Washington and Tel…

Joe Macaron
Features A customer inspects mangoes at a fruit stall in Damascus’s Al-Shaalan market, which now sells varieties that were unavailable during President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, such as kiwi, bananas, and pineapples. (AFP)

US Sanctions on Syria: From Hafez al-Assad to al-Sharaa 

Syrians have lived under the shadow of US sanctions for 46 years, spanning generations who know no other reality. These sanctions have become woven into every…

Joe Macaron
Features Tulay Hatimogulları speaks at a press conference. Asharq Al-Awsat file photo

Kurdish-Turkish Settlement: Shaping a New Middle East

A string of pivotal developments in recent months has forged new and unprecedented dynamics - mainly related to the Kurdish cause - across the region. The…

Joe Macaron (Diyarbakir)