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Congressmen Upset over 'Assad's Wealth Growth' despite US Sanctions

The US State Department estimated the wealth of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family at $1 to $2 billion, despite the imposed sanctions. The estimated figure surprised US lawmakers amid international reports stating that nearly 90 percent of the Syrian people live below the poverty line. Ranking member of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US State Department Reveals Assad Family’s Net Worth

The US Department of State issued a highly anticipated report to Congress on the estimated net worth and known sources of income of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family, estimated at between $1-2 billion. The report examines the finances of Bashar Assad and his wife Asma, Bashar’s brother Maher…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: For a US-led global order to survive, America must lead by example

For globalization to survive the war in Ukraine, the United States must do better and be better. It is unclear whether the world’s greatest democracy has the wherewithal to manage this.

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Syrian Fighters Ready to Join Next Phase of Ukraine War

During a visit to Syria in 2017, Vladimir Putin lavished praise on a Syrian general whose division played an instrumental role in defeating insurgents in the country’s long-running war. The Russian president told him his cooperation with Russian troops "will lead to great successes in the future." Now members of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chemical weapons use from Syrian war stokes Ukraine's fears

Legal and moral taboos were shattered with the use of chemical weapons during Syria's civil war

The Independent UK

US Draft for Syrian-Israeli Peace: Abandoning Iran and Hezbollah in Return for Golan Heights

Fredric C. Hof, the American diplomat, was "living the dream" between 2009 and 2011 of achieving peace between Syria and Israel. The idea first occurred to him when he visited Damascus as an exchange student when he was 16. Forty-five years later, he had the opportunity to turn the idea…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: Why pictures of the horrors in Ukraine can strengthen our political will

On Tuesday, in a dramatic and furious speech to the United Nations Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented graphic atrocity photographs from Bucha — including close-ups of dead children and clumps of corpses, some with their hands tied behind their backs. “The chamber fell silent,” the New York Times…

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Blinken set to see Israelis, Arabs wary about Iran, Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will try to use his three-nation tour of the Middle East and North Africa to reassure wary Israelis and Arabs that the Biden administration is committed to the region’s security at a time when Washington is confronting multiple foreign policy challenges

The Independent UK

‘The same enemy’: Syrians endured Russian bombing for years. Now they tell Ukrainians to expect the worst

Inside the rebel-controlled Idlib province, Syrians speak of their hopes and fears for the Ukraine war. Borzou Daragahi reports from near Saraqib

The Independent UK

Israel to host top Arab diplomats during Blinken's visit

Israel says it will host the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Bahrain during U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit early next week

The Independent UK

Iran blames US for delays in reaching nuclear deal

Iran's foreign minister says his country is ready to reach a lasting agreement with world powers and is blaming the latest failure to revive Tehran's tattered nuclear deal on an allegedly “unrealistic vision" by the United States

The Independent UK

Iran's FM in Syria to discuss Ukraine war, ties with Arabs

Iran’s Foreign Minister has landed in Damascus where he is to discuss with top officials mutual relations between the two strong allies and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK

Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab country since civil war began

Syrian president Bashar Assad is in United Arab Emirates for first time since Syria’s civil war erupted in 2011

The Independent UK

Russia’s Syria intervention provided hints for Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin's first military campaign outside former Soviet Union areas was in Syria, where in 2015 he threw his country's firepower behind President Bashar Assad

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia’s Syria Intervention Provided Hints for Ukraine War

From a tent in the opposition-held pocket of Syria, Ahmad Rakan has closely followed news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Russia’s Syria intervention provided hints for Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin's first military campaign outside former Soviet Union areas was in Syria, where in 2015 he threw his country's firepower behind President Bashar Assad

The Independent UK

Analysis: Ukraine war forces United Arab Emirates to hedge

The United Arab Emirates is hedging its positions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to avoid angering a country crucial to its economy

Asharq Al-Awsat

French Ambassador to UN to Asharq Al-Awsat: Political Process in Syria Has Become a 'Joke'; Iran's Nuclear Program Is a 'Top Priority'

The Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Nicolas de Riviere, stressed that the war in Ukraine, if it occurred, would be a "disaster" for the European people. In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he expressed his "pessimism" regarding the current situation in Syria, describing the political and…

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