Russia and Belarusaren't participating in the Olympic Games this year, after the International Olympic Committee voted to suspend both from the competition because of the ongoingwar in Ukraine. The IOC brought an initial sanction against Russia when the country invaded Ukraine in February 2022, call...
He said "additional planes" were sent to the region as part of operations already under way in Iraq and Syria. Had Iran's attack on Israel been successful, the "fallout for regional stability would be hard to overstate", Mr Sunak added. "This was a dangerous and unnecessary escalation whic...
Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby towns and villages.
Al-Hassan is known to have close ties to Russia and was praised by Russian President Vladimir Putin during one of his visits to Syria. Al-Hassan's whereabouts are not known. Maj. Gen. Hussam Luka Luka, head of the General Security Directorate intelligence service, is...
Isn't Saudi Arabia actively harming innocent people (among militants) and children in Yemen? Isn't Israel actively killing innocent people (among militants) in Syria? Why aren't "world powers" condemning such actions? Are some humans more human than others? The more you think about it, this...
There's no doubt that Russia will be concerned over the amount of much influence — and good will — it can expect from a new leadership in Syria. Moscow has a vested interest in keeping the new government on side as it operates an air base in Hmeimim, along with a naval base in Ta...
Gaza map shows all the blockade, cut completely from West Bank and Jerusalem. Countries that never formally recognized Israel: Iran, Iraq and Syria. Countries that cut relations with Israel: Bahrain, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Niger, Nive, South Afric...
Hezbollah’s acceptance of a ceasefire in Lebanon after it had suffered heavy blows, and the overthrow of President Bashar Assad in Syria, were both major setbacks for Iran and its allies across the region, including Hamas, which was left increasingly isolated. Israel has ...
Russia is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. It has the power to veto Security Council resolutions against the Syrian regime and has done so repeatedly over the past two years. So, if the United States and its allies are relying on a U.N. mandate to greenlight a military...
Russia is a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council. It has the power to veto Security Council resolutions against the Syrian regime and has done so repeatedly over the past two years. So, if the United States and its allies are relying on a U.N. mandate to greenlight a military...