It comes after the new Syrian government terminates a 49-year lease on the base the Kremlin brokered with the Bashar al-Assad regime in 2019

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

A video shared on X purports to show former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visiting his aunt’s home in Moscow, Russia. A Qatar Airways flight landed Tuesday at Damascus International Airport, making it the first international commercial flight to land ...

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

The Tartus port is Russia’s sole naval base outside the former Soviet Union and has played a critical role in Moscow’s military presence in the Mediterranean, but according to Syrian opposition outlet Shaam, citing the Ministry of Information, the agreement was annulled, and the Russians must leave.

The U.S. bombing campaign in Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Regime highlighted Western concerns about the potential rise of extremist groups in the region. With fears of a Political vacuum,

“Removing economic sanctions is the key for the stability of Syria,” Asaad al-Shaibani said in a conversation with former British prime minister Tony Blair at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The sanctions, he added, were imposed for the benefit of Syrians, but are now “against the Syrian people”.

Syria’s new government has canceled a 49-year lease signed with Russia to operate the port of Tartus, home to Moscow’s sole naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. The lease, signed in 2017, extended Russia’s maritime presence on the Syrian coast for the next half-century.

MOSCOW - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the signing of a strategic

A joint force of 5,000 troops from military-led neighbours Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in their troubled central Sahel region, Niger's defence chief said on state television.

Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.

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