Syria
Syria’s frozen conflict will resist normalisation
Damascus would like to leverage its renewed Arab status to restore territorial control
SyriaSyrian tensions will drive food insecurity
Despite good rainfall, the conflict is affecting this season’s wheat harvest
SyriaSyria’s gestures to the Arab League face limits
Ahead of attendance at the upcoming summit, Damascus has extended aid crossing access and targeted another drug smuggler
SyriaSyria’s Assad is rising, but could overplay his hand
As Syrian, Turkish, Iranian and Russian foreign ministers meet, President Bashar al-Assad gets his Arab summit invite
SyriaSyrian-Arab normalisation may yet stall
Jordan reportedly carried out airstrikes in Southern Syria, a day after Syria was readmitted into the Arab League
SyriaQatar’s normalisation with Syria will be protracted
Qatar voted for Syria to re-join the Arab League but stressed it will not normalise ties with Damascus at present
QatarIraqi Kurdish strategies will wait on Turkish election
Ankara’s embargo on a northern Iraqi airport has heightened intra-Kurdish tensions
IraqSymbolic Syria-Iran deals could nudge Arab states
The Iranian presidential visit to Damascus was lauded as marking a new level of strategic and economic cooperation
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