The Daily Telegraph15d
Russian submarines may be forced out of Mediterranean
The port at Tartus has played a vital role as a hub for ... since the ships left. Riad Judi, Syria’s customs director, said revenues from the port would now be used for the “benefit of Syria ...
EURACTIV15d
Syria cripples Moscow’s Mediterranean presence
The deal was on rocky ground after Assad’s government was removed in December. Syria's new leadership has ended a deal which granted Russia a long-term military presence in the Mediterranean ...
Al Bawaba News15d
2 killed in surprise attack on a checkpoint in Latakia, Syria
ALBAWABA- A surprise attack on a military checkpoint in the city of Latakia, Syria leads to the killing ... remnants of the former regime in several governorates. Meanwhile, hundreds of soldiers ...
Newsweek15d
Syria Deals Blow to Putin's Fleet in Mediterranean
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 ...
Meduza16d
Syrian authorities terminate agreement with Russian company to manage Tartus port, site of Russian military base
Syria’s new authorities have terminated an agreement with Russia’s Stroytransgaz to manage the Tartus port, Kommersant reports. The 49-year deal, signed in 2019, is no longer in effect, according to ...
Reuters22d
PKK would leave Syria if Kurdish forces keep leadership role, official says
Jan 16 (Reuters) - An official with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Thursday the militant group would agree to leave northeastern Syria if the U.S.-allied Kurdish Syrian Democratic ...
Tehran Times22d
Syria’s sovereignty must be respected, Iranian diplomat tells UN envoy
During a Wednesday video call with Geir Pedersen, the UN Secretary-General's special envoy for Syria, Sheibani stressed the necessity for all involved parties to refrain from meddling in Syria’s ...
Foreign Policy22d
Don’t Rush to Send Syrians Back
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The Economist23d
A short history of Syria, in maps
SYRIA WAS once a thriving hub of diverse merchant cities. During the Islamic Golden Age (from the eighth to the 13th centuries) the region that is modern-day Syria made notable contributions to ...
Kyiv Post23d
Russian Ships Blocked From Entering Naval Base in Syria, Stranding Troops, Weapons
The amphibious assault warship currently is in a holding pattern offshore of Syria, waiting for permission to enter Tartus port to evacuate Russian troops and equipment. The Kremlin can’t evacuate ...
The Washington Post24d
Syria’s children, having known only war, adjust to a sudden peace
DARAYYA, Syria — The children of Darayya, scattered across Syria by war, grew up with secrets: why only their mothers ever came to the school gates; that their fathers had been killed ...
Royal United Services Institute24d
Russia’s Options for Naval Basing in the Mediterranean After Syria’s Tartus
Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya and Algeria offering limited, politically fraught substitutes. The fall of ...