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Sanctions are lifting, but Syrians still can’t go home
Middle East Institute
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June 16, 2025
On May 23, President Donald Trump’s administration suspended the majority of sanctions on Syria, marking the most sweeping shift in the policy of the United States toward Damascus in over a decade. But lifting sanctions will not magically make...
Bitget Opens Doors for Syrian Users Enabling Full-Service Suite of Products
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 12, 2025
VICTORIA, Seychelles, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bitget, the leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has now enabled onboarding of Syrian citizens on the platform. This comes following the recent suspension of OFAC sanctions....
Trump should build on the momentum with Syria and help prevent a Turkey-Israel clash
Middle East Institute
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May 14, 2025
Two recent developments present the new Syrian government with a critical opportunity to stabilize the country. First, US President Donald Trump, during his visit to Saudi Arabia, announced plans to lift sanctions on Syria, opening the door to...
The Damascus-SDF agreement two months on: Fragile progress or delayed collapse?
Middle East Institute
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May 9, 2025
On March 10, 2025, Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, and Mazloum Abdi, the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), signed a historic agreement, ending a long-running divide between Damascus and the Democratic Autonomous...
MENA Energy Recap, Q1 2025: Tariffs and Sanctions Loom Large as Trump Returns
Middle East Institute
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April 16, 2025
The MENA Energy Recap is a quarterly review of key energy developments that took place in the Middle East and North Africa region from January to March 2025 and what they signal for the months ahead. The recap views these developments through the...
Ilham Aliyev met with Interim President of Syria in Antalya
President of Azerbaijan
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April 11, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, April 11 - Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Interim President of the Syrian Arab Republic, on April 11 in Antalya. President Ilham Aliyev expressed his satisfaction with the changes that...
Iraq tries to assert state authority during crisis
Middle East Institute
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June 27, 2025
The Iraqi government has long navigated a path between maintaining political ties with its Iranian neighbor and Tehran’s allies inside Iraq on the one hand, and preserving its security relationship with the United States on the other....
Montgomery County Council Meets on April 1 to Vote on Legislation to Expand Eligibility for the Homeowners’ Tax Credit Supplement and Enhance Consumer Protections for Tenants
Montgomery County Maryland
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March 31, 2025
MARYLAND, March 31 - For Immediate Release: Monday, March 31, 2025 Also on April 1: Straw vote expected on the Bethesda Downtown Plan Minor Master Plan Amendment and semi-annual report presentation from the Planning Board The Montgomery County...
War of words as Turkey-Iran tensions escalate over Syria, Iraq
Middle East Institute
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March 19, 2025
After decades of managing tensions through careful balancing, Turkey and Iran now find themselves increasingly at odds following recent shifts in the regional balance of power. With Ankara emboldened and Tehran on its back foot after the fall of...
Reimagining Syria: A Roadmap for Peace and Prosperity Beyond Assad
Middle East Institute
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March 13, 2025
Executive Summary For more than a decade, Syria’s crisis has caused unimaginable suffering inside the country and a constant stream of strategically significant negative spillover effects across the Middle East and globally. For much of that time,...
Syria Operational Update: ICRC work in Syria (27 November - 18 December 2024)
International Committee of the Red Cross
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January 4, 2025
For a country and its people who have already lived through 13 years of devastating armed conflicts and other crises; where 90% of the people live below the poverty line; where over 7 million people are internally displaced; and where essential...
Amid regional upheaval, Turkey looks to energy to secure strategic autonomy
Middle East Institute
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March 3, 2025
The growing uncertainty of an increasingly multipolar world has made it clear to many states that strategic autonomy is not a luxury but a necessity if they want to secure their future on their own terms. What is less clear is how to attain it....
Impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on energy flows from the Arab Gulf states
Middle East Institute
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February 11, 2025
The Russo-Ukrainian war may be taking place thousands of kilometers away from the Arabian Peninsula, but its impact on energy flows from the Gulf states is far from insignificant. Nearly three years on, Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in...
Fajon in Syria: Syrians deserve a better future after 14 years of hell
Government of Slovenia
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February 6, 2025
SLOVENIA, February 6 - “Visiting Syria at this crucial time shows Slovenia’s solidarity with the Syrian people, who deserve a better future after 14 years of hell. The Syrian transitional government faces a historic opportunity and a great...
Mapping MENA’s Renewable Energy Supply Chains: The Emergence of Green Energy Ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa
Middle East Institute
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December 18, 2024
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa has the potential to become the world’s largest renewable energy-producing region. Solar energy is MENA’s most abundant renewable energy resource. The Sahara Desert, which covers the majority of North...
Governing the day after in Syria
Middle East Institute
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December 19, 2024
On Dec. 8, 2024, Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell. This is a fact, but it woefully understates the enormity, speed, and consequences of what has transpired. The brutal dictatorship that ruled Syria for more than 50 years disintegrated in fewer than...
The Outlook for Energy Demand Growth in the Middle East and North Africa: Regional Supply as a Critical Driver of Demand
Middle East Institute
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December 5, 2024
Introduction The Middle East and North Africa is typically viewed from afar as a region of major energy exporters rather than consumers. Consumption patterns vary significantly within the region itself, but a variety of factors warrant giving its...
The International Film Criticism Conference in Riyadh.. A Testimonial of An Ever-Growing Saudi Film Industry
EIN Presswire
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November 13, 2024
The International Film Criticism Conference in Riyadh.. A Testimonial of An Ever-Growing Saudi Film Industry RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Saudi capital, Riyadh, witnessed a major cultural event this November...
Assad and Hezbollah hunker down in Syria
Middle East Institute
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November 16, 2024
This article is part of an MEI strategic initiative that examines how to enhance regional cooperation between the United States and its partners on addressing the challenges posed by Iran across the region, particularly in key areas like Lebanon,...
The International Film Criticism Conference in Riyadh: A Testimonial of An Ever-Growing Saudi Film Industry
EIN Presswire
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November 12, 2024
The International Film Criticism Conference in Riyadh.. A Testimonial of An Ever-Growing Saudi Film Industry RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, November 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Saudi capital, Riyadh, witnessed a major cultural event this November...