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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the US-Iraq Washington business summit 2026

Iraq Signs $60bn in Energy Deals With Chevron, Plans Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz

Iraq signed over $60 billion in preliminary deals at a Washington summit Thursday, headlined by Chevron's agreement to rebuild the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline through Syria and give Baghdad an oil route bypassing the

July 18, 2026

by Economy Desk

Oil pipeline terminal at Turkey's Ceyhan port representing the broader Kirkuk pipeline infrastructure corridor linking Iraqi oil to the Mediterranean

US and Chevron Back Iraq-Syria Pipeline to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

Iraq's oil exports have collapsed 60 percent since the Hormuz closure, costing Baghdad hundreds of millions of dollars weekly. The US and Chevron are backing a $4.5-8 billion revival of the Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline, an 800km corridor through Syria to the

July 17, 2026

by Economy Desk

Members of Syria's new People's Assembly attend the inaugural session in Damascus on July 12, 2026

Syria’s New Parliament Holds First Session, Marking Transition From Assad Era

Syria's transitional People's Assembly held its inaugural session on Sunday in Damascus, 19 months after Bashar

Residents travel by boat along the flooded Euphrates River near Deir Ezzor Syria where a ferry accident killed two children

Two Children Killed as Ferry Strikes Bridge on Euphrates River in Eastern Syria

Two children were killed and more than 15 people rescued after a ferry carrying over 35 passengers struck a bridge on the Euphrates River in Deir Ezzor, eastern Syria. Syrian Civil Defense

July 12, 2026

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A Damascus street market scene as Syria prepares for economic revival after the US began removing its 47-year state sponsor of terrorism designation

Syria Removed From US State Sponsors of Terrorism List After 47 Years

Syria moved closer to economic renewal as President Trump initiated removal of its 47-year US state sponsor of terrorism designation, the last major barrier to international banking. Ground-level Damascus reacted with cautious

July 12, 2026

Economy·Government and Politics·News

Saudi Arabia flag representing the IMEC trade corridor rerouting through Syria

Saudi Arabia Weighs Rerouting IMEC Through Syria, Sidelining Israel

Saudi Arabia is examining whether to reroute the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor through Syria rather than Israel, according to two sources familiar with discussions, in a potential setback for Israel that reflects

July 10, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa after OPCW restores Syria voting rights

OPCW Restores Syria’s Voting Rights After New Government’s Chemical Weapons Steps

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has restored Syria's voting rights, suspended since 2021, citing concrete steps by the new Ahmed al-Sharaa government toward fulfilling the country's long-neglected chemical weapons

July 9, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Exterior of Syria's Palace of Justice in Damascus near where a bomb killed ten at a cafe July 2026

Damascus Cafe Bombing Kills Ten Near Syria’s Palace of Justice

A bomb planted at a cafe on al-Nasr Street killed ten people Thursday in central Damascus, one hundred meters from the Palace of Justice where Syria's new courts are prosecuting former Assad-era

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A police vehicle parked near the site of the bomb blast at a cafe on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus, Syria, July 2, 2026

Bomb Kills Nine at Damascus Cafe Steps From Syria’s Palace of Justice

A bomb killed nine people and wounded 20 at a crowded cafe on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus on Thursday, meters from the Palace of Justice where trials of former Assad-era officials

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Emergency responders at the scene of the Damascus cafe bombing on al-Nasr Street near the Palace of Justice

Damascus Cafe Bombing Kills 9 Near Syria’s Palace of Justice, Challenging Al-Sharaa’s Government

A bomb planted under a table at a Damascus cafe on al-Nasr Street killed nine people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday — the most direct attack yet on Syria's new transitional

July 3, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Exterior view of the Palace of Justice in Damascus near where a bomb killed six at a cafe

Bomb Kills Six at Damascus Café Steps from Courthouse Trying Assad Officials

A bomb killed at least six people and wounded 22 inside a crowded café on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus on July 2, approximately 40 meters from the Palace of Justice where

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

A man and child near unexploded artillery shell from Israeli bombardment in Syria Daraa province near Golan Heights June 2026

Katz Declares IDF Will Stay in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza Indefinitely

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz declared that IDF forces will remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza indefinitely, days after Lebanon signed a US-backed peace framework. His statement at a Jerusalem memorial confirms

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The United States Supreme Court building in Washington DC at dusk

Supreme Court Shuts Courts Out of TPS Cases, Clearing Path to Deport 356,000 Haitians and Syrians

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Doe that federal courts cannot review TPS terminations, stripping away the last legal shield for 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians and setting the stage

June 27, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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Iraq Signs $60bn in Energy Deals With Chevron, Plans Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz

US and Chevron Back Iraq-Syria Pipeline to Bypass Strait of Hormuz

Syria’s New Parliament Holds First Session, Marking Transition From Assad Era

Two Children Killed as Ferry Strikes Bridge on Euphrates River in Eastern Syria

Syria Removed From US State Sponsors of Terrorism List After 47 Years

Saudi Arabia Weighs Rerouting IMEC Through Syria, Sidelining Israel

OPCW Restores Syria’s Voting Rights After New Government’s Chemical Weapons Steps

Damascus Cafe Bombing Kills Ten Near Syria’s Palace of Justice

Bomb Kills Nine at Damascus Cafe Steps From Syria’s Palace of Justice

Damascus Cafe Bombing Kills 9 Near Syria’s Palace of Justice, Challenging Al-Sharaa’s Government

Bomb Kills Six at Damascus Café Steps from Courthouse Trying Assad Officials

Katz Declares IDF Will Stay in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza Indefinitely

Supreme Court Shuts Courts Out of TPS Cases, Clearing Path to Deport 356,000 Haitians and Syrians

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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