In a clear indication of the strengthening of its trade cooperation with the Syrian regime, Jordan's exports to Syria witnessed a very remarkable rise.  According to the Jordanian news agency (Petra), the rate of exports of the Amman Chamber of Industry alone to Syria increased by 32%,...

Syria will host an Arab energy conference in 2024, the country's energy ministry said Thursday, the latest sign that Arab countries are moving to re-engage with the government of Syria's embattled President Bashar Assad. The announcement followed a unanimous vote from members of the...

Intent on making a flawless impression as the first host of the world's fair in the Middle East, Dubai sought to leave nothing to chance. It poured billions of dollars into its pristine fairgrounds and jubilant festivities that opened last month, aiming for 25 million visits to the...

The five Syrians pulled from their homes by secret police on the same night last year were not insurgents, spies or suspected of being disloyal to the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad. Instead, they were targets in a desperate new phase of Assad’s battle to survive: the hunt for...