As Iran’s missiles whizzed over the dark skies of Iraq, President Bashar al-Assad was hosting President Vladimir Putin of Russia who had arrived in the country secretly. It was the first time Putin was visiting Damascus since the outbreak of...
For the Russian leader to choose Damascus among all places to celebrate Orthodox Christmas is no ordinary decision, and to hold extensive and friendly talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as the region boils and draws closer to the brink...
On January 7th, Vladimir Putin went to Damascus to visit his troops for Orthodox Christmas. On this occasion he met with Syrian leader Assad and confronted him about the military situation in the country.
The latest execution of two men accused of spying for the Egyptian army in Sinai was the latest atrocity by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) branch in Egypt. Political analysts view the crime as proof of the...
As government troops tighten the noose on Syria’s Idlib province, hundreds of thousands of Syrian civilians have been driven from their homes. For the displaced masses, tough choices lie ahead. The northbound road towards Turkey may be their only hope...
The Syrian army and its allies launched their long-awaited major offensive in the province of Idlib last week, gaining over 400 square kilometers including some 46 villages and towns. Their gains include the strategic town of Jarjanaz, a major stronghold...
Systematic misleading information and doctoring of documents relating to what was supposed to be evidence of a chemical attack that never took place in Douma, east of the Syrian capital Damascus in 2018, have revealed a chain of scandalous practices...
Only one day after a dual Russian-Chinese veto at the UN Security Council thwarted a resolution to allow cross-border supplies and aid deliveries from Turkey and Iraq into Syria—presented by Germany, Belgium and Kuwait on Friday—near-simultaneous attacks believed to have...
Newsweek reporter Tareq Haddad resigned following his editor’s refusal to publish his story that casts doubts over the Western-backed findings of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) regarding the use of chemical gas in Syria. “Yesterday, I...
The last round of talks on Syria, the 14th of its kind to be held in Nur Sultan (former Astana), in Kazakhstan was concluded last week with a framework formula statement endorsed by Russia, Turkey and Iran, the guarantors of...