Key regional and global powers are positioning themselves to influence Syria’s next steps, while long-standing allies and neighbouring countries are expected to play significant roles. Notably, some parties central to the previous administration were absent from the discussions.
Senior diplomats from the United States, Turkey, the European Union, and Arab nations convened in Jordan on Saturday, December 14, to discuss Syria’s future as global and regional powers maneuver for influence over the government that will replace ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
The outgoing Biden administration has begun reaching out to the rebel groups that led the successful assault on Damascus, including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to the region to rally support for principles Washington hopes will shape Syria’s political transition, such as protecting minority rights.
Turkey, which has long backed Syrian opposition forces, is expected to play a major role in shaping the country’s post-Assad future. Meanwhile, Jordan hosted the talks in Aqaba, but key Assad allies, Russia and Iran, were notably excluded from the gathering.
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Syria’s economy is showing clear signs of recovery, with economic activity accelerating in recent months, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.
Four members of Syria’s Internal Security Forces were killed and two others injured on Monday (23 February) in an attack by the ISIS (Daesh) terrorist group targeting a checkpoint west of Raqqa in northeastern Syria, the Interior Ministry said.
Syria has secured a $50 million financing package from the World Bank to support transport infrastructure projects as the country advances its economic recovery efforts, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
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The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state has risen to 46, authorities said, with 21 people still reported missing. The storms triggered landslides and widespread flooding, displacing thousands across Juiz de Fora and Uba.
The situation in Cuba was heating up and called for restraint following a deadly incident involving a Florida-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island, the Kremlin said on Thursday (26 February).
Syria’s economy is showing clear signs of recovery, with economic activity accelerating in recent months, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.
The United States has deployed the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford near Israel as part of a growing military build-up amid tensions with Iran, while governments around the world urge their citizens to leave parts of the region.
Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Ombudsman Alfredo Ruiz tendered their resignations to the National Assembly on Wednesday. Neither official has publicly provided reasons for stepping down.
Four people were killed and six detained after armed Cuban exiles aboard a Florida-registered speedboat were intercepted at sea on Wednesday, drawing swift reactions from Washington, Havana and Moscow.
Speaking during a closed-door deposition in New York on Thursday (February), former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she did not “recall” ever meeting the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had “no knowledge of his crimes”.
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Pakistan’s overnight air strikes on Afghanistan’s major cities have deepened a volatile standoff between the neighbours, straining a fragile ceasefire and prompting Islamabad to call the confrontation an “open war.”
Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, will chair a session of the United Nations Security Council on Monday in an historic first, becoming the first sitting first lady to preside over a council meeting during Washington’s monthly presidency of the body.
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