Syria cancels port management contract with Russian firm, sources say
Syria's new ruling administration has cancelled a contract with a Russian firm to manage and operate the country's Tartous ...
Russian ships return to Syrian base ahead of expected withdrawal
Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.
What Did the World Learn From Syria?
For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of ...
E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift
The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence ...
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Opinion/Guest column: High stakes for US in wake of Syrian regime's fall
A worker tears down the pictures of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, his father Hafez al-Assad, the late Hezbollah leader Sayyed ...
Al-Monitor4d
Syria’s new government ends Russian lease of Tartous port: What we know
The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN3d
Russian cargo ship Sparta II docks in Syria after weeks drifting at sea, tracking data shows
The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, had been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk ...
The National Interest2d
Russia Lost Syria. Can Libya Replace It?
The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by ...
Foreign Affairs2d
Don’t Let Geopolitics Ruin Syria’s Transition
The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...
Russian submarines may be forced out of Mediterranean
It comes after the new Syrian government terminates a 49-year lease on the base the Kremlin brokered with the Bashar al-Assad ...
China overtakes Russia in weapon exports as they fight for world power
Russia's exit from Syria will disrupt supplies to its forces in Africa. But as Moscow's fortunes in the resource-rich ...
The National Interest1d
Russia’s Global Losing Streak Continues in Syria
In December, the brutal Assad regime collapsed. The Russian military, which had a significant naval, ground, and air presence in the country, had to pull out its forces as quickly as possible. The ...