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 Syrian government is hopeful that "rational voices" within the YPG/PKK-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the broader Kurdish groups will take the lead in implementing an agreement with Damascus to integrate the SDF into state institutions, a senior official said Wednesday. In an...

Over the past few hours, Syrian public opinion has been subjected to a torrent of fabricated news circulated through media outlets and social media pages, as part of a clear disinformation campaign aimed at spreading panic and distorting facts on the ground. Zaman al-Wasl has monitored...

A joint Gulf-Arab-Turkish statement welcomed Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s commitment to holding those responsible for recent abuses in Syria’s southern province of Sweida to account. The statement rejected all forms of foreign interference in Syria’s internal affairs and...