Is Damascus Getting Ready to Cut a Deal with the Kurds?

Is Damascus Getting Ready to Cut a Deal with the Kurds?

Damascus reportedly reached two pragmatic deals with so-called “rebel” groups in the northeast. Sputnik reported that the legitimate Syrian government receives one-third of all the revenue from the al-Rmeilan and Jabsah oilfields, while the Kurdish-run Rudaw said that the state had agreed to jointly run the Tabqa dam with the “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF). Both…

Saudi-UK Media Tie-Up: Targeting the Non-Arabic-Speaking Middle East

Saudi-UK Media Tie-Up: Targeting the Non-Arabic-Speaking Middle East

Long satisfied to attempt to dominate pan-Arab media and battle it out with Qatar’s state-owned Al Jazeera television network, Saudi Arabia has now set its hegemonic sights on influencing the media landscape of the non-Arabic speaking greater Middle East. In the wake of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s concentration last year of control of Saudi-owned…