Just a decade ago, the world watched as Russia made a bold and high-stakes intervention in Syria. In 2015, when Bashar ...

Russia’s relations with Israel are complicated. Although the Soviet Union initially supported the creation of the state of ...

As Iran stands battered, and likely stands on the verge of defeat, in the war with Israel, Russia and China are anxiously ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin The new Syrian authorities has gone a long way towards gaining full recognition by the international ...

Analysts say the Kremlin is prioritizing its own war against Ukraine, as well as its relations with Gulf nations that don’t ...

Russia's role in the Israel-Iran crisis is constrained by its war in Ukraine and desire to re-engage the Trump administration. But Moscow could get some benefits from letting Tehran down.

Russia has maintained a delicate balancing act in the Middle East for decades, trying to navigate its warm relations with ...

Tehran's air defences lie in ruins after Operation Rising Lion - and Moscow's inaction signals a strategic rift ...

Russia’s oil shipments hit a 7-week low despite higher prices and OPEC+ quota; Murmansk slowdown and rising refinery runs ...

On August 31, 2013, as French warplanes were en route to Syria to launch a joint operation with the US against the regime of ...

Damascus, Syria, holds the record as the world's oldest continuously inhabited city, surviving for over 11,000 years. Despite wars, empires, and revolutions, life persists through ancient alleyways ...

Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...