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Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft take off from the Hmeimim military base in Syria, AFP

Russian Warplanes Bomb Rebel Sites near Hama, Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Russian warplanes flew over rebel-held areas near Hama, Syria in a rush to aid pro-regime Syrian forces losing ground, a Syrian source told Reuters on Friday. State media later reported that regime forces allegedly recaptured all positions it had lost earlier, which...

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Opinion: Putin’s Quest For a Monroe Doctrine

by Amir Taheri | Jan 27, 2017 | Opinion

Among the questions around President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, one stands out: what is the future of US relations with Russia? So far, however, Trump and members of his national security team have provided vague, and at times contradictory, replies. What the new...

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Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) attends a news conference after a meeting with U.N. mediator Staffan de Mistura during Syria Peace talks at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

HNC Member: Heading to Astana to Affirm Commitment to Ceasefire

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- ​Mohammad Alloush of the Jaish al-Islam faction and member of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said that the purpose of opposition’s participation in Astana negotiations is to affirm commitment to the ceasefire, release arrestees in the regime prisons and...

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Opinion: Is the Russian Phoenix Really Rising?

by Amir Taheri | Dec 23, 2016 | Opinion

Earlier this month, as Russians marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Empire, there was much talk of an end to what many in Moscow claim was a “parenthesis” that is now closing. In other words, in 1992 Russia, as the core power in the USSR, ceased to...

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Syrian regime forces and civilians raise their arms as others are evacuated al-Foua and Kefraya, are welcomed by pro-regime forces in the Jibrin neighborhood near Aleppo, Syria, December 19, 2016. (Photo by AFP)

Syrian Regime Uses Defeat in Palmyra to Convince Russians to Invest in War

by Youssef Diab | Dec 21, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut – The ISIS organization continued on Tuesday to widen its grip around Palmyra, a week after controlling the ancient city located in central Syria. The terrorist organization exerted more pressures on the Tayfur military airport, where 20 regime soldiers...