Oct 05, 2020
Israel sends best wishes to Trump amid regional taunts
Israeli officials were among the first to wish United States President Donald Trump and wife a swift recovery as soon as news broke that both had tested positive for the…
Sep 29, 2020
Israel-Syria talks on the horizon?
Damascus is reportedly seeking to establish direct negotiations with Jerusalem. According to the London-based Asharq al-Awsat Arabic language news publication, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been signaling interest in reviving…
Aug 04, 2020
The Tensions between Assad and Iran Present an Opportunity in Syria
By Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Originally published by the JISS 26.7.20 Israel and the US may have an opportunity…
Jun 26, 2020
Netanyahu: Those who try attack Israel do so at great risk
Israel has again demanded that the Islamic Republic of Iran immediately remove its military forces from Syria. Speaking at the annual ceremony for graduates of the Air Force pilots course,…
Jun 24, 2020
Syria denounces EU & renewed US sanctions
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem accused the European Union and the United States of imposing sanctions against his country as a blatant attempt to oust President Bashar al-Assad. While the…
Jun 05, 2020
EU extends sanctions on Syria
Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran have separately condemned the European Union over its decision to extend sanctions against the “Syrian regime and its supporters” for one year over…
Apr 14, 2020
Syrian refugees leave camps out of coronavirus fears
Displaced Syrians are reportedly leaving the crowded refugee camps near the Turkish border and have begun to return to their homes in fear of catching coronavirus. 109,714 civilians who had…
Apr 09, 2020
Turkey sends medical aid to Balkans to fight coronavirus, as China assists Turkey to acquire supplies
Turkey has confirmed a total of 649 coronavirus-related fatalities, while the tally of confirmed infections in the country is 30,217 so far. The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has…
Apr 02, 2020
Turkey fights virus at home while increasing military presence in Syria
Turkey has experienced its sharpest increase of coronavirus-related deaths yet, with a spike of 63 to 277 fatalities on Wednesday (1 April). The number of confirmed cases in the Western…
Mar 31, 2020
UN & ICRC: immediate ceasefire in war-torn Syria needed to stamp out coronavirus
The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) declared that an immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed in Syria to facilitate an "all-out-effort" to eradicate the coronavirus…