Passengers walk past a thermal scanner as part of security measures to avoid coronavirus in the country, at Damascus international airport, Damascus, Syria March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki Reuters …
What has Russia gained from five years of fighting in Syria?
Since 2011, intense fighting and mass desertion had weakened the Syrian Arab Army. Even the support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the deployment of Iranian militias and Russian …
Toll accused of sanctions busting in North Korea, Iran, Syria
The Melbourne-based transport company paid about $200 million over allegations by the US Treasury it breached UN sanctions.
France accuses Turkey of sending Syrian jihadists to Nagorno-Karabakh
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Thursday of sending Syrian jihadists to fight in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, a move that he said changed the situation. Turkey, a close ally of …
‘Imagine Caucasus becoming another Syria?’: Armenia’s president pleas for international support
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian says negotiations, not the use of force, is the way to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Russia, France denounce Turkey as Armenian-Azeri war escalates
As reports emerge that Turkey is sending Syrian Islamist mercenaries to Azerbaijan to fight Armenia, the risk of a Russian-Turkish clash and a broader regional war is rising.
France Fears That Turkey Is Sending Mercenaries to Caucasus
French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed concerns about Turkey allegedly sending Syrian mercenaries to support Azerbaijan in its reignited conflict with Armenia.
U.S. Repatriates Last of Islamic State Suspects Believed Captured in Syria
The suspects had been held by Syrian forces along with prisoners from other countries whose governments have been reluctant to take back the men.
Syria Sanctions From US Compared To George Floyd Killing, Claims It Will ‘Suffocate Syrians’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that U.S. sanctions against the Syrian government will not end until Assad resolves the nine-year civil war in Syria. Pompeo announced that there is a total of 17 …
US Slap Sanctions On Syrian Central Bank Chief, Businessman
The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Syria’s central bank chief and 16 other people or institutions, part of a bid to prevent the war-ravaged country from normalizing under President …