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US Syria envoy Barrack visits Saudi Arabia as Israel-Syria ties may warm
US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack, who is also the special envoy for Syria, traveled to Saudi Arabia on Thursday. He has ...
Trump scraps Syria sanctions regime
The sweeping directive aims to “turn back on” Syria’s economy and reintegrate the country into the Middle East.
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As Trump lifts Syria sanctions, Gulf states eye return on investment
Monitor Gulf,This week in the Gulf, all eyes are on Syria as Donald Trump lifts US sanctions in a bid to accelerate its ...
Pakistanis Top List of Foreign Nationals Executed for Drug Offenses in Saudi Arabia
A new report by Amnesty International has revealed that Saudi Arabia has executed over hundred Pakistani nationals for ...
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Why has US policy toward Syria shifted, and what might the future hold?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order lifting most US sanctions on Syria this week, cementing a sea change in his ...
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How the UAE’s Foreign Policy Backfired in Syria and Sudan
The UAE’s interventionist foreign policy, backing Assad in Syria and the RSF in Sudan, has backfired, damaging its global ...
Trump signs executive order eliminating Syria sanctions program
Washington — President Trump signed an executive order Monday afternoon terminating the United States' sanctions program on ...
Saudi defense minister secretly meets with Trump to discuss Iran de-escalation, Israel: sources
Prince Khalid bin Salman's secret White House meeting with Trump focused on Middle East peace efforts, including Iran ...
Defending Islam, dying for Islam: What the suicide attack on the church of Mar Elias portends for Syria
Syrian authorities were quick to condemn last month’s suicide attack on the Greek Orthodox Church of Mar Elias, which left 25 ...
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Trump formally lifts sanctions shackling Syria amid hopes for transformed Mideast
Executive order follows through on May promise to remove restrictions blocking Damascus from global finance, in move that ...