In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

The bombardment signals the risks of a deepening rift between two powerful regional militaries over Syria, where Islamist ...

Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, but repeated Israeli strikes on military facilities there are eroding the new government's ability to deter threats from enemies, including Islamic ...

Turkey and Israel ... line in Syria to avoid any misunderstandings and prevent potential clashes between their militaries, two western officials have told Middle East Eye. Last week, Israeli ...

Iran and Turkey — and global powers like the United States and Russia have fought for influence in Syria. The country occupies a key geographical crossroads for the entire Middle East.

Turkey has begun efforts to take control of Syria’s Tiyas air base, also known as T4, and is preparing to deploy air defence systems there, sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye.

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Free Expression: For all its bold talk, Europe could easily remain economically hidebound, politically divided and militarily weak even as tensions with the U.S. rise ...

The Kurds present themselves as the most natural ally for Israel in this shifting landscape. They are politically aligned, ...

The Turkish-Syrian connection has ... to the Western intelligence source, Turkey intends to convert the T4 base into a drone facility. On Tuesday, Middle East Eye website reported that a Hisar ...

Turkey scoped out at least three air ... Ankara of seeking a “Turkish protectorate” in Syria. Noa Lazimi, a specialist in Middle East politics at Bar-Ilan University, said Israel was concerned ...