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A Joint Military Council has been proposed to Russia by opposition figures, while a Syrian journalist and political scientist has suggested Manaf Tlass as the council's leader.
This appeal marked a firmer expression of US policy toward oil-rich Libya under the new administration of President Joe Biden.
How Putin's Russia helped crush the Arab Spring
Analysis: Putin has always endorsed authoritarian rule in the Middle East and Russia has profited significantly from the brutal subversion of popular uprisings.
Syria approves new trade agreements with Russia
Syria's Assad regime has approved dozens of projects with Russia under a new economic pact expected to be ratified before the end of the year.
A gateway to Africa: Russia's naval base in Sudan
Analysis: Moscow's new naval base in Sudan heralds Russia's return to the geopolitical map of Africa.
Walid al-Muallem: The legacy of Assad's Goebbelsian late FM
Comment: Sam Hamad reflects on the legacy of Walid al-Muallem, Assad's foreign minister who died this week, after he spent the past decade justifying Assad's crimes to the world.
Assad's sham refugee conference marks dark 50-years of regime
Comment: Displaced Syrian refugees know all too well that 'reconstruction' can never happen under the grip of a Russian-backed Assad ...
31 Russian children evacuated from Syria
Children aged two to 16 were flown to Moscow from Syria on Friday as part of Russian efforts to evacuate its minor nationals ...
With Trump out, Turkey worries about Biden
The two countries are at loggerheads over the US support of a Kurdish militia in the fight against the Islamic State group in ...
Biden will remain tough on Syria's Assad, adviser says
Syria reconstruction will be conditional on the regime making considerable political reforms, Biden has said.
Crammed into camps, displaced Syrians fear spread of coronavirus
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians displaced by conflict into overcrowded, unsanitary refugee camps where social distancing is impossible are ...
Syria Insight: Russia's intervention five years on (Part 2)
In-depth: Five years have passed since Russia's intervention in Syria's war began.
OPCW 'whistleblower' may have suppressed Syria chemical attack evidence
A recently uncovered letter from the OPCW to former employee Brendan Whelan has cast serious doubts on his claims that a 2018 chemical weapons ...
Russia strikes kill 78 rebels in Syria
Air strikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in northwestern Syria, a monitor said, in ...
US elections and the Eastern Mediterranean tinderbox
Analysis: The road to a solution between Athens and Ankara is shorter if it does not pass through Washington.
Iran's dilemma in Nagorno-Karabakh
Analysis: Sharing borders with Armenia and Azerbaijan, Iran is walking a geopolitical tightrope with the crisis.
Azerbaijan strikes inside Armenia as Karabakh fighting widens
Azerbaijan conducted attacks inside Armenia as the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh continues to escalate.
UN rejects Saudi bid for human rights council
Relief, dismay and anger have surrounded the latest additions to the UN's Human Rights Council
Syrian Ahrar Al-Sham rebel group faces major internal mutiny
The Syrian Islamist Ahrar Al-Sham rebel group is facing a major split between it political leadership and its military wing, which the Hay’at ...
Karabakh leader says situation 'calmer' but truce fragile
Hopes that a Russian-brokered ceasefire might hold were further dashed on Sunday with both sides accusing the other of intense shelling.
Syria Insight: Russia's intervention five years on (Part 1)
In-depth: Five years have passed since Russia's intervention in Syria's war began. For Syrians, it is a time of loss ...
Normalisation with Israel: Russia's delicate balancing act
Analysis: The UAE and Bahrain's normalisation of ties with Israel presents both challenges and opportunities for Russian interests ...
Assad says Russia presence keeps 'balance' in Syria
Assad claimed Russia's presence in Syria is needed to counter Western influence.
Russia marks brutal five-year intervention anniversary in Syria war
Russia's intervention in the Syria war has cost thousands of lives.
Russia is making inroads into the Middle East at the expense of US power.
Russia has been given approval to expand its airbase in Latakia province.
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