On 27 January, 2025, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated, “Our decision today to ease these sanctions for the first time is good news for the people of Syria, but it is also good news for us Europeans.” However, she emphasized, “That is not a blank check (Das ist kein Blankoscheck)” calling for continued close monitoring of developments in Syria. 

The Jewish entity launched a large-scale military operation in the city of Jenin, its refugee camp, and surrounding areas on Tuesday 21 January 2025. The declared goal of the operation was to “thwart terrorist activities.” The entity named this operation “The Iron Wall,” reminiscent of the major operation it carried out in the West Bank in 2002, which was then called “The Defensive Shield.”

Sino-American relations witnessed noticeable tension during Trump’s first term in office between 2018-2022, which appeared in various forms. The forms included Trump’s insistence on calling the...

On January 10, 2025, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited his ally Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), at his residence. The meeting lasted forty minutes. This visit comes amidst ongoing political discussions in Türkiye regarding the potential release of Abdullah Öcalan, the founder of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).