August 25, 2026
Relations between Türkiye and Israel are no longer merely a troubled diplomatic relationship affected by the war in Gaza or by the personal and political […]
August 12, 2026
Photo Source: https://omidradio.com/en The new Syrian-Russian agreement concerning the future of Russia’s military presence at Hmeimim and Tartus is far more than a technical settlement […]
August 9, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
August 8, 2026
Photo: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defence agreement in Mecca, […]
August 5, 2026
Introduction: A Relationship That Transcends History and Reflects the Reshaping of the International Order As Syria and China commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the establishment […]
July 27, 2026
Source of photo: https://www.thenationalnews.com/ The visit of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to Damascus was far more than a routine diplomatic engagement. It came at […]
July 15, 2026
On July 7, 2026, President Donald Trump announced from Ankara that the United States would lift CAATSA sanctions imposed on Türkiye in 2020 and would consider restoring […]
June 22, 2026
For nearly half a century, Syria’s designation by the U.S. as a State Sponsor of Terrorism has stood as one of the most enduring features of […]
June 17, 2026
Executive Summary The war that opened against the Islamic Republic of Iran in February 2026 has revived one of the oldest questions in Middle Eastern security: […]
June 12, 2025
When an amalgam of rebel factions led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled the Bashar Al-Assad regime, whose family had ruled Syria for fifty years until December […]
May 11, 2025
On May 6th, 2025, President Donald Trump promised a “really, really positive”, “as big as it gets” announcement related to the Middle East, for Thursday […]
April 25, 2025
Introduction The Syrian civil war has long transformed the region into a fragmented geopolitical chessboard, attracting the involvement of regional and global powers. With the recent […]
March 17, 2025
Photo Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces; SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIS with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October […]
January 27, 2025
Photo: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in Ankara in December 2024, https://www.aa.com.tr/ Introduction Türkiye-Qatar […]
January 22, 2025
Source of photo: www.scmp.com After over five decades of authoritarian rule and thirteen harsh years of civil war, the Assad regime experienced a remarkably swift […]
December 18, 2024
Photo: A woman waves the flag of the Syrian rebels as people gather on Sunday in Umayyad Square, located in the Syrian capital of Damascus, to […]
December 18, 2024
Photo: The new Syrian flag raised high in Damascus. The unceremonious ouster of President Bashar al-Assad entirely transformed the domestic political landscape in Syria and […]
December 18, 2024
The Syrian tragedy once more captures the global spotlight. In addition to Bashar al-Assad’s departure, the rebels have now successfully driven the Baathist regime out of […]
December 17, 2024
Photo: The scenes of joy in Lebanon following the end of the Assad regime are justified and understandable (File/AFP) Thirteen years of unremitting conflict, and […]
September 21, 2024
Venue: Grand Hotel Bucharest 5*, Rapsodia Conference Hall (1st Floor), Blvd. Nicolae Bălcescu, nr.4 (Piața Universității), Sector 1, Bucharest Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and Economic […]
August 6, 2024
Palestinian group Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran on Wednesday, 31st July in an attack attributed to Israel, hours after an Israeli strike […]
April 2, 2024
Press Communiqué Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Bucharest with respect to the terrorist attacks to the Islamic Republic of Iran’s diplomatic premises and […]
March 4, 2024
Photo’s Source: https://thecradle.co/articles-id/5009 – Syria joins the Chinese BRI The Syria-China relationship has seen notable development and complexity, particularly in the context of the Chinese […]
June 11, 2023
President Bashar al-Assad, Photo source: Sana.sy Over the past few months, there has been a surge of diplomatic endeavours in the Middle East, which […]
June 3, 2023
Located in the heart of the Middle East, Syria is on the mend after a horrific civil war that lasted for over a decade. President Bashar […]
May 3, 2023
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Damascus International Airport – SANA Executive summary: On May 3, the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was welcomed by the Syrian Minister […]
April 24, 2023
Executive Summary: On April 18, 2023, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan was greeted by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus during his first official […]
April 5, 2023
Executive summary: Saudi Arabia is planning to invite President Bashar al Asaad to take part into the annual Arab leaders’ Summit in May. The move would […]
April 2, 2023
Source of the photo: https://www.aa.com.tr/ Executive summary: On April 01, 2023, the Syrian Foreign Minister, Faisal MEKDAD, made his first official visit to Cairo since the […]
March 30, 2023
MEPEI calls on the international community for lifting unilateral sanctions on Syria to facilitate humanitarian aid and to start rebuilding the Syrian economy. Due to the […]
March 24, 2023
Source of the photo: saudigazette.com.sa Executive summary: Saudi Arabia and Syria agreed to restore diplomatic relations after more than a decade since the outbreak of the […]
March 20, 2023
Source of the photo: Sana.sy Executive Summary: On March 19, 2023, Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates where he met President Sheikh […]
March 15, 2023
Source of the photo: Sana.sy Executive summary: On March 14, 2023, President Bashar al-Asaad paid an official visit to the Kremlin leader, Vladimir Putin together with […]
February 13, 2023
Source of the photo: Wikipedia; Collapsed building in Syria As most countries that possesses natural resources or find themselves at the intersection of big interest, […]
June 23, 2022
Thursday, 07 July 2022 Venue: Marshal Garden Hotel, 5th Floor – Panoramic 1 Conference Hall, Calea Dorobanților 50B, Bucharest, Romania Organizers: MEPEI (Middle East Political and […]
February 23, 2022
On 2nd December 2021, the Bucharest-based think-tanks Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI) and EuroDefense Romania, in partnership with IPIS (the Institute for Political and […]
January 26, 2022
Photo’s source: www. wikipedia.org On January 26th, 2022, Lebanon signed deals to purchase electricity from Jordan via Syria, that will help the small country to […]
October 1, 2021
Damascus, Syria Source of the photo: Wikipedia.org On September 29, 2021, a US State Department spokesperson said The United States has no plans to “normalise […]
July 30, 2021
On July 29th, 2021, the first edition of the Journal MENA in FOCUS was launched in an invitation-based event, held in Bucharest. As the ongoing pandemic […]
July 13, 2021
On July 11th, 2021, the Syrian government has doubled the price of bread and tripled the price of diesel throughout the territories under its control, according […]
July 2, 2021
One of the most important questions for people is why the Middle East, despite having one of the richest sources of energy in the world, it […]
May 27, 2021
On the 26th of May presidential elections were held in Syria. The three candidates were president Bashar al-Assad, Abdullah Sallum Abdullah, former state minister of parliamentary […]
May 7, 2021
Last month, on the 23rd of April 2021, Türkiye initiated a land and air offensive against Kurdish military forces in this region. The assault comprises two […]
May 6, 2021
On the 27th of April 2021, the Global Studies Center, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu hosts as a special guest, Mr. Samer Al-LAHAM, Syrian civil engineering, […]
April 23, 2021
A missile launched by Syria on the 22nd of April 2021 hit the southern part of the Israeli territory. It landed in the Abu Qrenat Bedouin, […]
April 22, 2021
On April 21, 2021, Syrian President Bashar Al ASSAD presented the documents to run for a third term in an election scheduled for May 26. This […]
March 20, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 19, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 18, 2021
The Second Tehran Dialogue Forum was held online on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. It was led by Dr. Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpour the president of the Institute […]
March 15, 2021
The Arab Spring uprisings that arose in Tunisia in 2010 spread to Syria in 2011. This situation, which turned into a civil war in Syria over […]
March 11, 2021
On the 4th of March 2021, the Global Studies Center, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu has hosted as a special guest, Dr. Audeh B. QUAWAS, Jordanian […]
March 10, 2021
The Biden administration has revived the prospects of the JCPOA agreement. However, progress in discussion on both the reinstatement of the agreement and on Iran’s broader […]
March 1, 2021
On the 4th of March 2021, the Global Studies Center, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu hosts as a special guest, Dr. Audeh B. QUAWAS, Jordanian Senator […]
October 6, 2020
On Sunday, October 4, 2020, Syria announced, through Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Walid al-Muallim, that it had officially received the credentials […]
September 10, 2020
On Monday, September 7, 2020, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received the visit of a Russian delegation in Damascus, led by the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri […]
September 1, 2020
On August 30, 2020, the Syrian President Bashar al-ASSAD signed the decree no. 210 for 2020 appointing a new cabinet headed by Hussein ARNOUS without changing […]
August 7, 2020
Idlib is currently home to about 4 million civilians, including hundreds of thousands of people displaced in recent years by government-backed forces throughout war-torn Syria, with […]
July 13, 2020
On July 11, 2020, the UN Security Council approved a resolution authorizing humanitarian aid delivery to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest from Türkiye through just one crossing […]
July 10, 2020
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad says the recent military agreement signed by Damascus and Tehran is the result of years of cooperation in fighting against terrorism in […]
July 1, 2020
On July 1, 2020, in a virtual meeting the opposing sides in Syria’s war Iran, Russian Federation, and Türkiye have held talks reflecting “harmonized” efforts to […]
June 17, 2020
Kelly CRAFT, US Ambassador to the UN told Syria’s Bashar al-ASSAD government on June 16, 2020, to make a choice between a political solution to the […]
June 15, 2020
Türkiye and Russia have postponed ministerial-level talks on Libya and Syria, where the two countries support opposing sides in the conflicts. “The two countries’ deputy ministers […]
May 19, 2020
On May 11, 2020, Geir PEDERSEN, the UN special envoy for Syria called for talks between Russia and the US to help end the more than […]
April 23, 2020
On April 21, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN and Russian counterpart Vladimir PUTIN discussed ways to combat the novel coronavirus in a phone call, and […]
April 21, 2020
On April 21, 2020, President Bashar al-ASSAD received Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad ZARIF and the accompanying delegation. At the start of the meeting, President al-ASSAD […]
July 14, 2018
With all that you see in the region (Middle East) you have to consider that from 2010 to 2050 the population will double, creating one big […]
July 18, 2017
In late 2016, the heads of Russia and Türkiye proposed to hold talks in Astana. The President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, during the telephone talks with […]
July 18, 2017
There is an increased need for adopting a deeper and more comprehensive approach for understanding terrorism in the shadow of the present conflicting approaches adopted. One […]
July 15, 2017
There is no order and military balance in the region. The region is not in good shape. The region does not have stable relations with the […]
July 12, 2017
Today, much is said about the phenomenon of terrorism and how to prevent or eradicate it. The international community has, at least, come to this common […]
June 27, 2017
“Evolutions in Fighting Terrorism and the New Challenges of the Middle East” is an event organized by the Bucharest-based think-tank MEPEI (Middle East Political and Economic […]
December 5, 2016
Political Context On November the 8thAmerica had to choose a new president. The polls had placed Hillary CLINTON a few steps ahead Donald TRUMP, as a […]
June 29, 2016
A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport on the night of 28th June 2016 killed 41 persons, as Istanbul’s governor declared, up from […]
June 28, 2016
During an interview with Mr. Răzvan MUNTEANU, Hosam MATAR a prominent Lebanese researcher specialized in International Relations at the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation from […]
June 13, 2016
Department of International Studies and Contemporary History – Faculty of History and Philosophy, Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca in cooperation with Middle East Political and Economic Institute […]
June 8, 2016
On the 2nd June 2016, Bucharest was the host of the International Conference “Fighting Terrorism for World Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection”, organized by MEPEI – […]
May 26, 2016
Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI), The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and EURISC Foundation request the pleasure of your company to attend […]
April 13, 2016
Event: Intensive courses Venue: Hotel Marshal Garden, Bucharest The date of the event: 18th April- 19th May 2016, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 17:00- 20:00 Organizer: Centre […]
November 27, 2015
The accident at the border between Syria and Türkiye on November 24, with the downing of a Russian jet and the death of one of the […]
October 17, 2015
The EU has not been able so far to outline a consistent stance towards the recent developments in Syria. This is mainly due to the lack […]
September 8, 2015
A new crisis makes the headlines in Europe and worldwide nowadays, opening up the door for new questions and big divisions. The European media has been […]
October 9, 2014
Francois Hollande supports Ankara’s initiative to form a buffer zone between Syria and Türkiye, and also to use military force not only to eliminate the Islamic […]
April 11, 2011
In January, Syria’s president, Bashar Al-Assad, claimed in The Wall Street Journal that “you have to be very closely linked to the beliefs of the people.” […]
February 14, 2010
With international political relations now warming and a spate of top diplomatic emissaries having graced Damascus over the past 12 months, the Syrian economy is in […]
February 14, 2010
United States President Barack Obama’s decision to name Robert Ford, as the new ambassador to Syria, to fill a post that has been vacant since 2005 […]