Assad's fall in Syria turned Turkey and Saudi Arabia from rivals to partners. Will it last?Following Bashar Assad's ouster in Syria, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have significantly improved their once-strained relationship, driven by s...
28 May, 2025, 01.12 PM IST
Syria's interim President visits Turkey for talks on economy and Kurdish forcesSyria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, engaged in high-level discussions with Turkey on economic recovery and security; receives with ...
05 Feb, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watchesSyrian rebels, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), seized Damascus, forcing President Assad to flee to Russia. This ends 13 years of civil w...
09 Dec, 2024, 08.10 AM IST
Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a centurySyria War: After over five decades of rule, the Assad family's reign in Syria has ended with the fall of Damascus and President Bashar al-A...
08 Dec, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
Syrian rebels tighten grip on Damascus, aim to topple iron-fisted Assad's regimeSyrian rebels, led by opposition forces including Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), have made rapid advances into the city of Homs and its suburb...
07 Dec, 2024, 09.01 PM IST
World's most dangerous countries in 2024In 2024, severe conflicts and instability continue to plague several regions, marking Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine a...
26 Aug, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, adding to growing instability thereGeir Pedersen told the Security Council that, on top of violence from the Syrian conflict, the Syrian people now face “a terrifying prospec...
31 Oct, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
Pakistan cites instability and threat of war with India as hurdles in holding provincial polls in PunjabThe report, submitted to the Supreme Court by the defence ministry, noted that elections in the politically crucial Punjab province would f...
20 Apr, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
Reports of radicalisation, incitement of external ops in ISIL facilities in Syria concerning: IndiaCiting the 12th report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security, Tirumurti said th...
10 Feb, 2021, 12.14 PM IST
India moves one notch up to 136th place in Global Peace IndexGovernment efforts to tackle violent crime have paid off with an improved score, and falling levels of military expenditure resulted in a s...
06 Jun, 2018, 06.25 PM IST
UAE keen to give strategic direction to ties with IndiaNow it is time that the building relationship is given a strategic direction so that both the countries can utilise the full potential, Dr ...
21 Mar, 2018, 11.13 PM IST
BRICS envoys on Middle East meet in India, assess situation of chemical weapons use in SyriaThis was first meeting of the BRICS special envoys on Middle East held in India and gained significance following growing instability in We...
15 Apr, 2017, 05.39 PM IST
Learn with ETMarkets: All about political risk coverToday, companies are keen to know how to protect assets, get insurance in an event of political risk. This risk includes takeover, national...
21 Sep, 2016, 12.39 PM IST
US appeals to Iran, Saudi Arabia to show restraintThe US asked Saudi Arabia and Iran to show restraint as the tensions between the two countries erupted into a full-blown diplomatic crisis ...
05 Jan, 2016, 03.05 AM IST
Peace will not return with guns but dialogue: Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed"Islam's message of peace is too loud to be lost in the din of violence perpetrated by some people in its noble name. Peace will not return...
13 Sep, 2015, 08.30 PM IST
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria's desertListed as a UNESCO world heritage site, the "pearl of the desert" is a well-preserved oasis 210 kilometres northeast of Damascus.
24 Aug, 2015, 11.14 AM IST
The Lehman Brothers bust has bequeathed to us a political legacy of unrestFive years from 2008, a key question is if political instability will tail off, especially if economic recovery takes hold in much of the w...
19 Sep, 2013, 01.54 PM IST