Russia's Strategic Moves in Post-Assad Syria
Russia has sent a delegation to Damascus following the ousting of its ally, President Bashar al-Assad. The delegation, aimed at engaging with Syria's new leadership, includes key Russian diplomats. Moscow aims to maintain its naval and air bases in Tartous and Latakia.
Bashar al-Assad has fallen, what’s the story of Syria now?
Astro AWANI's Social Media Editor, Hilal Azmi shares his reflections from the ground in Aleppo, Syria, following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Senior Russian official to visit Syria, sources say
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov is set to meet Syria's new rulers this week in Damascus, two Syrian sources said on Tuesday, in the first visit by Russian officials since Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled.
Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad's fall
A delegation of Russian officials arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. It is the first such delegation to visit Syria since the fall of former President Bashar Assad,
Russian Government Delegation Arrives in Syria for Talks, TASS Reports
A Russian government delegation has arrived in Damascus for the first time since Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday. The delegation,
Russian delegation visits Damascus to secure military bases after Assad’s fall
Russia, a longtime supporter of Assad’s regime, provided military assistance to bolster Assad against rebel forces throughout Syria’s protracted civil war.
Russian Diplomats Make First Syria Visit Since Assad’s Fall
The first official Russian delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of long-term Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Damascus, state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on Tuesday. The visit comes as Moscow is keen to secure the fate of two military bases in the country,
Israel says its troops in Syria will remain atop Mt Hermon indefinitely
Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of ...
Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...
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Books banned under Assad now on sale at Damascus shops
Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no ...
Israeli military to hold on to Syrian territory indefinitely
Defence minister says forces will remain in positions seized after collapse of Assad regime ‘for an unlimited time’ ...
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Bashar al-Assad in France's crosshairs: “He must be punished”
The French justice system has established the former Syrian president's complicity in a bombing raid on the city of Deraa in ...
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Syrian refugees in Jordan camp say they have nothing to go home to
They have lived for years in Zaatari, the world's biggest refugee camp for Syrians, but many are unsure they want to return ...
Sen. Graham inclined to vote yes on Gabbard, wants to ‘see how the hearing goes’
Sen. Graham inclined to vote yes on Gabbard, wants to ‘see how the hearing goes’ CAP: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks to ...
Russian Withdrawal From Prized Syrian Naval Base Now Underway
Satellite imagery shows clear indications that Russia’s increasingly anticipated withdrawal of forces from its Tartus naval ...
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A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...