Turkey, Syria and Kurdish

What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
A fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders
Analysis-Efforts to end Kurdish militant conflict in Turkey face Syria test
By Daren Butler, Ece Toksabay and Umit Ozdal ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria and uncertainty about Ankara's intentions have left many Kurds anxious about the path ahead.
Turkey Says Syria Should Be Given Chance to Address Kurdish Militant Presence
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the new Syrian administration should be given an opportunity to address the presence of Kurdish militants in the country, and reiterated that the Turkish military would act if it did not.
Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish groups rises around key dam in northern Syria
A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups.
Turkey’s Aggression Sparks Kurdish-Turmoil in Syria’s Fragile Landscape
Syria’s political landscape is changing rapidly following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad by rebel forces. Türkiye and Israel, two powerful neighbours, have taken decisive steps to secure their interests in the region.

Saudi, Syria and Europe

EU ministers will consider easing sanctions on Syria at a meeting later in January
Germany’s foreign minister says sanctions against Syrian officials responsible for war crimes must remain in place but called ...
Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
The fall of longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad has created a power vacuum that threatens some of the United States' ...
Exclusive: Western powers warn Syria over foreign jihadists in army, sources say
U.S., French and German envoys have warned Syria's new Islamist rulers that their appointment of foreign jihadists to senior ...
Israel’s Campaign in Syrian Border Area Prompts Fears It Plans to Stay
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order for Israeli troops to “take over” a buffer zone with Syria upended decades of ...
EU eyeing easing of Syrian sanctions
The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Bashar al-Assad and his allies.
Syria's economy: The devastating impact of war and sanctions
Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global ...
Druse Leader Aims to Secure Place for Syrian Minorities
Despite assurances from the rebels-turned-leaders, members of some religious groups worry what life will be like for them in ...
Arab States Race Turkey for Influence in New Syria
Saudi Arabia and others are overlooking the new leadership’s jihadist past, hoping to gain an advantage on rivals in the ...