Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub
In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the ...
Russia blames Bashar al-Assad and his regime for Syrian rebellion
Even before the rebellion, Russia had begun to withdraw support for Assad. According to Reuters, the Syrian leader visited ...
Blurred battle lines: How the wars of 2024 brought together rivals - but created new enemies
On 8 October 2023, Hezbollah began raining rockets and drones down on northern Israel in solidarity, it said, with its ...
Russia’s fight for Syria isn’t over
The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...
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Ukraine Courts Syria With an Eye Toward Expelling Russia From Kremlin’s Only Mediterranean Redoubts
As Russia clings to its only bases in the Mediterranean — they’re on the coast of Syria — Ukraine is moving aggressively to ...
The Rise and Fall of Asma al-Assad, Syrian Dictator’s Wife Fighting to Live
Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.
Bashar al-Assad's wife Asma 'barred from UK' for potentially lifesaving cancer treatment
Bashar al-Assad ’s critically ill wife will not be allowed to return to the UK for cancer treatment after her British ...
Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious
But as 2024 draws to a close, Russia is in a far more precarious place than Putin’s rhetoric and bravado suggest. His forces ...
In post-Assad Middle East, Russia enters 2025 at a crossroads
Having lost it's Syrian ally in the former Assad regime, Russia is shifting forces from Syria to other places.
Exiled dictator Assad’s ‘Desert Rose’ wife Asma BARRED from UK return amid cancer treatment and divorce rumours
Assad’s wife Asma has been effectively barred from returning to the UK. The 49-year-old – who was born in London – will be unable to return home as her passport has ...
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Report: Assad's wife critically ill with leukemia
Assad's chances of survival are 50/50, and she has been placed in isolation by her doctors to minimize the risk of infection ...