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Why Saudi Arabia Just Moved Into Syria’s Oil And Gas Fields

The agreements are operational and Gulf-led, with Saudi and UAE energy firms moving quickly into oil and gas services, field ...
CNN

Syrian president says Israel is ‘fighting ghosts’ and must abide by deconfliction accord

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa has accused Israel of exporting crises to other countries and “fighting ghosts,” amid persistent incursions and air strikes by Israeli forces into southern Syria.
The New York Times

Syria, Rebuilding Its Military, Relies on Loyalists and Religious Teaching

Syrian security officers at their graduation ceremony in Damascus in February.Credit...David Guttenfelder/The New York Times Supported by By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Aleppo, Idlib and Damascus, ...
Rigzone

North America Adds Rigs Week on Week

North America added eight rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was published on December 5. The total U.S. rig count increased by five week on ...
The Conversation

Germany’s plan to deport Syrian refugees echoes 1980s effort to repatriate Turkish guest workers

Michelle Lynn Kahn has received funding from the National Humanities Center, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, American Historical Association, American Jewish Archives, and Alexander von ...
The New York Times

The New Syria

The country certainly still faces many challenges. But some things are now going right there — and those are worth our attention, too. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. By Raja Abdulrahim ...
Newsweek

For US Troops in Syria, a New Partnership Tests Old Alliances

With Syria's new leadership emerging as a key partner for the White House one year after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. troops present in the country find themselves in the midst of a ...
Al-Monitor

In first, Syria approves restoration of Jewish property, synagogues

The new Jewish Heritage in Syria Foundation will work to return Jewish property to the community with the aim of rejuvenating Jewish life in the country as the new administration in Damascus looks to ...
The Conversation

Hope and hardship have driven Syrian refugee returns – but many head back to destroyed homes, land disputes

Sandra Joireman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
CNN

As Syria’s president preaches human rights, new evidence details abuse allegedly carried out under one of his key commanders

Editor’s note: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. It contains graphic and disturbing accounts of sexual violence. For information about how the series is ...
NBC News

Syria marks one year since Assad was toppled

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war.
Wall Street Journal

America Has a New Ally in Syria and Wants Israel to Get on Board

TEL AVIV—Israel’s aggressive posture toward the new government in Syria has emerged as a rare point of disagreement with Washington, where President Trump wants a quick resolution to the two countries ...