Al-Monitor's top articles of 2024 delivered exclusive reporting on the Middle East's tumultuous year. From Assad's fall in ...

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Ankara is emerging as a winner after Assad’s fall, deploying influence in Damascus. Erdogan is consolidating a position of ...

It’s many years since ISIS, also known as Islamic State, held sway over much of Syria and northern Iraq a time when it ...

Ukraine is pledging support for the new authorities in Syria, which was once a key Russian ally in the Mideast.

Russian natural gas had kept flowing through the country’s pipeline network to Europe under a five-year agreement — even ...

Russia-Ukraine war refuses to die down with both sides digging their heels in. Israel has devastated Gaza after the October ...

After Assad's regime was toppled in Syria, Iran and Russia seem to have suffered the biggest setback. Moscow and Tehran see ...

Russia will no longer transport gas to Europe via Ukraine’s pipelines, further limiting its ability to raise capital ...