Syria’s new government is open to allowing Russia to keep its strategic military bases in the country after the ouster of Kremlin ally Bashar al-Assad, Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra told The Washington Post on Thursday. Russia’s longtime ally Assad was overthrown in a shock rebel offensive in December, bringing the future of Moscow’s Tartus Naval […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US President Donald Trump on Tuesday as the two leaders addressed the future of the Gaza ceasefire and ways to counter Iran. Source link
The truck attack in New Orleans on Jan. 1, in which 15 people were killed and more than 50 injured, has raised new worries about transnational jihadist extremism. The man whom the FBI has identified as the perpetrator, a U.S. citizen named Shamsud-Din Jabbar, appears to have been a lone-wolf operator, inspired by the Islamic […]
NewsFeed A car bomb in northern Syria’s Manbij killed at least 18 women and one man, most of them agricultural workers. The area is contested between the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces and Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. Published On 3 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 Source link
Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, landed in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for his first international trip since his rebel militant group ousted former President Bashar al-Assad in December. After meeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Syria’s interim president said Saudi Arabia was committed to supporting the war-torn country. “We held a long meeting during which we […]
Nearly two months after the ouster of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, former opposition commander and Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, Syrian state media reported. “It’s a monumental day,” said Al Jazeera’s correspondent Osama Bin Javaid, reporting from Damascus. “It gives more clarity for the way forward for […]
A top Russian delegation arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for the first time since the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government last month, as Russia looks to negotiate the future of its military bases in Syria with the country’s new leadership. Among the diplomats to arrive in the Syrian capital on Tuesday were Russia’s deputy foreign […]
Syria has ended its Tartus port contract with Russia, allocating management of the facility to Damascus, according to the Kyiv Independent. The new government, which assumed power following the downfall of former Syrian president Bashar-al-Assad’s regime, terminated a 49-year investment contract with the Russian construction company Stroytransgaz that was signed in 2019, in which Moscow […]
The toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria at the hands of a coalition of opposing militant groups in December 2024 was a watershed moment for the region and beyond. The quick campaign by the militant coalition led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that ultimately put an end to the Russia- and Iran-backed Syrian regime […]
The War in Ukraine: Which Countries Think It Will End in 2025? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. February 2025 marks three years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, escalating the largest conflict in Europe since […]