Bassel Oudat reports on Syria’s response to the war in Gaza
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This week’s massacre at a military college in Homs is further evidence of ongoing efforts to prevent progress towards peace in Syria, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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Despite Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad concluding an official visit to China this week, the strategic partnership between the two countries may be more to Beijing’s benefit than to his own.
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Last week’s violent clashes between Arab tribes and Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria bear witness to the mosaic of competing interests in the region.
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The ongoing demonstrations in southern Syria indicate that areas previously less affected by the conflict in the country are now suffering from major economic hardships, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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After the readmission of Syria to the Arab League and the possible restoration of relations between some Arab countries and Damascus, there have been no further moves towards normalisation, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Bassel Oudat takes stock of Syria’s return to the Arab fold
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Israel has been stepping up its strikes on Iranian military targets in Syria, with further attacks taking place from the Occupied Syrian Golan this week.
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The Syrian government will have to comply with various measures if it wants to normalise the country’s ties with the Arab states.
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Syria is at the heart of China’s moves, writes Bassel Oudat from Damascus.
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The West and the Arab countries are facilitating the flow of aid to Syria in the wake of the February earthquake, but the sanctions against the regime remain in place.
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The aftermath of the earthquake that struck northwestern Syria earlier this month has added to the suffering already caused by the country’s long-running civil war, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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The UN has admitted its shortcomings in delivering aid to northwestern Syria, with the Syrian opposition pointing to the politicisation of the aid.
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The massive earthquake that hit southern Turkey this week has also had a devastating impact on Syria, with the threat of yet worse to come
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High-level meetings have been taking place between Turkish and Syrian officials, raising the possibility of a warming of relations between the two countries.
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The fate of Syria hinges on the outcome of the Ukraine war and Russia’s confrontation with the West, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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Hostility to Syrian refugees in Turkey has resurfaced after last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul.
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Efforts are being made to reactivate the political process on the Syrian crisis after a five-month standstill, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Algerian attempts to invite Syria to the Arab Summit meeting in Algiers in November have run up against Arab and US opposition, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Fears are growing that Russia may withdraw its forces from southern Syria, leaving the area to the growing influence of Iran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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