Lawyer Firas al-Shoufi proposed the idea of Sweida's independence during an interview on Al-Mashhad TV, raising questions that go beyond constitutional or sectarian debate and touch on the core of the complex geopolitical reality in the region. While al-Shoufi presents his vision of a "state"...

The deadly violence at the Sweida hospital lasted approximately 48 hours (July 15-16). Surveillance cameras captured it, but only three minutes were released a month later. This leaves a whole series of events missing, most notably the killing and exhumation of 140 bodies belonging to General...

Seven years ago, I wrote about the “regional rise of Israel.” Today, its presence is greater than ever – it’s behind massive geopolitical changes in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. After all this, how does Israel now view itself? It’s unlikely that it will settle for...

The circulating news of a television interview with the head of the Syrian regime, Bashar al-Assad, has sparked a storm of controversy and harsh criticism, particularly from human rights organizations and Syrian activists. This controversy was not a spur-of-the-moment debate; rather, it is...