Syria’s civil war is in its tenth year with no end in sight. UN-brokered talks in Geneva have failed to emerge with tangible results; the Astana process, led by Russia, Iran, and Turkey, has also [ More … ]
Air raids on Syria’s Idlib kill a family of seven, say activists Mother and six children reported killed in Deir al-Sharqi as Syria and Russia intensify air raids on the rebel stronghold. Seven members of [ More … ]
The tension was raised after the UK accused Russia of taking part in the bloodshed in Syria and foreign secretary canceled his visit to Moscow while Russia replied with counter blames, in a new deterioration of their [ More … ]
The Russian embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus was shelled on Thursday and Friday but no one was hurt, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement. The Foreign Ministry said that the first attacks [ More … ]
The Russian military said it started reducing the military presence in Syria as its Russian politicians sought a ceasefire, but facts on the ground confirmed opposing news. By the summer of 2015, President Assad seemed [ More … ]
A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including soldiers, Red Army Choir members, and journalists crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, killing everyone on board, Russian authorities said. The [ More … ]
A news report by the New York Times showed recently that the United Nations has paid millions of dollars to the owners of a private Russian airline company who were barred from doing business with [ More … ]
In September 2015 when Russia first became militarily involved in the Syrian conflict, the narrative in Tehran went something like this: Quds Corps Commander General Qassem Soleimani visited Moscow, held talks with President Vladimir Putin [ More … ]
Moscow was not waiting to use its veto power against France’s draft resolution in the UN Security Council to continue its colonial occupation of Syria and to expand its military forces operating in most of [ More … ]
The Syria ceasefire deal unveiled by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on September 10, is a diplomatic coup for Russia. Moscow has reconfirmed its status as a powerbroker [ More … ]
Russia questioned on Tuesday a report by the United Nations and a global chemical weapons watchdog that blamed Syrian government forces for two chlorine gas attacks, saying the U.N. Security Council could not use the [ More … ]
News of Russian warplanes flying missions from an air base in Iran’s western province of Hamedan first made headlines Aug 15. The Arab outlet Al-Masdar News scooped the development, publishing exclusive footage of Russian TU-22M3 bombers [ More … ]
The Russian military said on Monday its aircraft operating from an Iranian air base to conduct strikes in Syria had completed their tasks, but left open the possibility of using the Hamadan base again if [ More … ]
French sources said that a team of U.S. experts was currently in Moscow to receive from the Russians a pledge that could secure a truce of 5 to 7 days in Aleppo, Asharq al-Awsat reported. Russia [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia will offer Russia access to the Gulf Cooperation Council Market and regional investment funds if it ends its support for the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the Kingdom’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said. Russia’s [ More … ]
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