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آمبرین زمان

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the inaugural meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) at Prague Castle on Oct. 6, 2022 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Explainer

لماذا لا تستفيد إسرائيل وأرمينيا من الخلاف حول الحجاب بين تركيا وأذربيجان؟

A shop owner assists one of his customers at Malta bazaar in the Fatih district in Istanbul, on Dec. 6, 2024.

إيران تصمت إزاء حظر أذربيجان للحجاب في المدارس، والعلاقات الإسرائيلية تختبر التحالف مع تركيا

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Oct. 6, 2026.

Analysis

لماذا يُعد إرسال سوريا قوات إلى اليمن رهانًا محفوفًا بالمخاطر بالنسبة لشرع؟

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Turkey's Family Minister Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya speaks to media after arriving at the Ataturk International airport on March 12, 2017, in Istanbul.

مساعد أردوغان مشتبه به في فضيحة مالية تركية

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Youths play the daf, an Iranian frame drum, during a protest demanding the right to education in the Kurdish language in Al-Qamishli, Syria, on September 22, 2026. The demonstrations follow a decision by the Syrian Interim Government to allocate only Kurdish language classes in schools. (Photo by Amjad Kurdo / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Culture

يجد الأكراد والعرب في سوريا قضية مشتركة في معركتهم من أجل الحقوق اللغوية

A member of Syria's security forces stands guard outside a former army base near the city of Quneitra in southern Syria, on the edge of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Sept. 21, 2025.

Feature

أثارت عمليات الاعتقال في الجولان بسوريا غضباً واسعاً تجاه القوات الإسرائيلية، وشكوكاً في الحكومة الجديدة.

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Exclusive

كيف تتحدى الخطوط الجوية السورية الاضطرابات الإقليمية لتنهض من الرماد

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities shout slogans during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sept. 10, 2026.

Analysis

لماذا يواجه التوازن الذي تحاول السعودية تحقيقه مع الولايات المتحدة وإيران والحوثيين خطر الانهيار؟

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities gather during a rally to recruit more fighters in Sanaa on Sept. 10, 2026.

Analysis

أزمة الحوثيين في السعودية تختبر تحالفات جديدة مع تركيا وباكستان

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Fighters supporting the Aden-based, internationally recognized Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in Khokha, in Yemen's western Hodeidah province, on July 20, 2026.

Analysis

كيف تسعى السعودية لاحتواء الحوثيين في اليمن دون استفزاز إيران

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Mazloum Kobane, leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), speaks during a televised speech at the People's Palace in Damascus on Aug. 25, 2026.

Analysis

استسلام أم حل وسط؟ ماذا يعني تفكك قوات سوريا الديمقراطية بالنسبة لشمعة وتركيا وأكراد سوريا؟

Amberin Zaman

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi delivers a speech in Baghdad, May 16, 2026.

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يستعد العراقي زيدي لخوض أول مباراة أوروبية له مع ماكرون في فرنسا

Amberin Zaman

Reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture