Erdogan accuses Israel of seeking to 'dynamite' Syria 'revolution'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday accused Israel of sowing divisions in Syria in a bid to “dynamite” the “revolution” that toppled strongman Bashar al-Assad. Turkey is a key backer of Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa whose Islamist group …

Why does Syria matter to Israel and Turkiye?

Two countries hold talks in bid to avoid confrontation in Syria. Israel and Turkiye have been holding closed-door meetings in Azerbaijan to work out ways to avoid direct conflict in Syria. Both have a military presence there, and both accuse the other of …

Israel IDF Returns Tourism to a Safer North: Occupied Lebanon & Syria

The Israeli military offers guided tours of the recently captured Syrian land, with hiking expeditions in the Golan buffer zone fully booked shortly after becoming available, according to a report in the Guardian and YNET in Israel. Tickets are sold out …

Returning to Syria, and My City of Homs, After 14 Years of Exile

Al-Dablan Street in Homs during Ramadan. (Photo by Ammar Azzouz for Democracy in Exile)Not far from this busy street, the scars of the war remain. I walked across many streets in Jouret al-Shayah that had been entirely destroyed. Even though the fighting …

UN envoy 'deeply alarmed' by clashes, killings in Syria

The U.N. envoy for Syria voiced alarm Friday at reports of clashes and killings in coastal areas between Syrian caretaker authority forces and elements loyal to toppled president Bashar al-Assad's regime. Decrying "very troubling reports of …

Erdoğan vows continued support for lifting sanctions on Syria

ANTALYA President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday told his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa that Ankara will continue its diplomatic efforts to lift international sanctions on Syria. This came during a meeting between Erdoğan and al-Sharaa on the …

Israel signals support for 'limited' Turkish military presence in Syria

Turkey accuses Israel of seeking to 'dynamite' Syria 'revolution'

Amid shared interests, Israel signals compromise in talks with Turkey to avert a clash in Syria

Peace between Israel and Syria is possible, Damascus businessman tells 'Post'

Yahya Kirdi, a Syrian businessman and owner of several sports clubs, lays down his vision for the prospects of a new Syrian-Israeli peace. Syrian-born businessman Yahya Kirdi envisions a future where Syria and Israel can coexist peacefully despite decades …