RIA also said Moscow had received guarantees from Syrian insurgents of the security of Russian military bases and diplomatic posts in Syria. Assad reportedly left Syria ... ago and says he ...

A March outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria's coastal northwest, which was an Assad stronghold, left hundreds of members of the former leader's Alawite sect dead. Russia has attempted to ...

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Moscow was in contact with all Syrian rebel groups after Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus. Assad stepped down and left the country after talks with Syrian ...

But there’s one notable exception that’s emerged in the past 24 hours: Trump’s new Syria policy.

"Over many years, Russia has consistently pointed out that these unilateral illegal economic measures seriously hindered the country's reconstruction and aggravate the humanitarian situation of ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Musk calls Trump’s tax bill an ‘abomination’ and Italy votes on who gets to be Italian ...

Presidents and prime ministers invite ambassadors, not charges d’affaires, to dine with them," a senior U.S. official told ...

Turkey and Saudi Arabia are two Sunni powerhouses that have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the ...

The European Union's top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the former Assad regime.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.