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Is Syria’s leader Ahmed al-Sharaa a master geopolitical chess player? - analysis

Ahmed al-Sharaa has proven to be an adept player of geopolitical chess. Now he will be tested on his ability to win the peace in Syria.

 Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa delivers a speech on the first anniversary of Bashar al-Assad's fall, in Damascus, Syria December 8, 2025.
 Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

A year into the new Middle East, concerns over Hezbollah and Syria's ideology remain - opinion

A guard carrying a weapon stands at the main entrance to the industrial city in Hassia, in Homs, Syria March 19, 2025.

Syrian regime thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempts, CENTCOM announces

 An illustrative image of a Hezbollah flag in the backdrop of an individual holding a weapon.

Syria, Lebanon key to next phase of Middle East peace, says US Ambassador Tom Barrack - analysis


Israel and Hezbollah: The battle before the battle

Today, the view in Israel is that the distinction between Hezbollah and the institutions and authorities of the Lebanese state has disappeared.

Lebanese army soldiers patrol on their armoured vehicle the Sunni Muslim border town of Arsal.

Hezbollah, Syria army launch offensive at Syrian-Lebanese border

Several thousand Syrian refugees are living in camps in Juroud Arsal, the area of the joint operation.

A Lebanese soldier carries his weapon as he stands at an army post in the hills above the Lebanese town of Arsal, near the border with Syria, Lebanon September 21, 2016. Picture taken September 21, 2016.

This week in 60 seconds: Israeli jets hit Syria; Western Wall controversy

Got a minute? Here's the week in review.

The Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem

5 reasons why Nasrallah’s threat to use Iraq and Iran fighters against Israel is alarming

The following are five reasons that Hezbollah’s latest statement has ramifications for Israel and the region.

Supporters of Hassan Nasrallah listen to the Hezbollah leader via a screen during a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the end of the 2006 war with Israel, in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, August 13

Syrian opposition leader hails alleged Israeli strike on Hezbollah hub

Fahad al-Masri said he felt 'great satisfaction' due to 'these blessed strikes.'

A man sits on an old tank as he watches fighting taking place in Syria from the Israeli side of the border fence

Israel weighs treating children wounded in Syrian gas attack

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman reportedly voiced opposition because such an operation would have to be coordinated with the Turks.

Members of the Civil Defence rescue children after what activists said was an air strike by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in al-Shaar neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria June 2, 2014

Syria – the beginning of the end?

The Shi’ite axis and security implications for Israel.

PEOPLE TOSS rose petals as Hezbollah members stand near the coffin of top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, who was killed in an attack in Syria last year

Hezbollah says Israeli drone downed over Syria

The IDF Spokesperson's Unit says the drone "fell" yesterday and that it wasn't downed.

IDF soldier with a drone

Hezbollah: Israel is interfering in Syria to help the Islamic State

"Syria has won, they are just waiting to defeat the terrorists," Nasrallah stated.

Hassan Nasrallah during a video broadcast.

Syrian official vows to back Hezbollah in potential war against Israel

The official stated that Hezbollah and Syria "share a destiny" and will work together against any attempt to "harm the proxies of Iran in the Middle Eastern arena."

Lebanon's Hezbollah members carry Hezbollah flags during the funeral of Adnan Siblini, who was killed while fighting in Syria