The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.
Russia's military bases in Syria now operate under former Islamist rebels' watch as Damascus redefines Moscow's role.
Egypt will train Palestinian police to enforce security in Gaza as part of a reconstruction plan, aligning with the Palestinian Authority on governance efforts.
The big question now is whether the PKK will actually heed this call by Ocalan and if PKK affiliates will agree.
The source added that such an allegation is a lie made up by Israel "to cover up its plans regarding Syria after the fall of the Assad regime."
The terorr group's spokesman, Hazem Qassem, made this statement after Hamas dismissed Israel's attempts of extending the hostage deal's first phase.
If successful, the move could have wide-ranging implications for the region, while ending a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people.
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Lebanon faces a huge reconstruction bill following a year of Israeli strikes on the country.
Israel has publicly declared its mistrust of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist faction that led the campaign that toppled Assad.
Arab countries have rejected Trump's idea that the US should take over Gaza and redevelop it as a "Riviera of the Middle East."
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