An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.

TYRANT Assad’s desperate final plea to Putin and his nerve-racking wait to be smuggled into Russia have been revealed. The cowardly dictator escaped Syria just hours before rebels captured

Russian ships are preparing to transport military equipment from a base in Syria to Libya after the fall of Bashar Assad, per Ukrainian intelligence.

Trump shared a blistering critique of Netanyahu by economics professor Jeffrey Sachs that blasts the leader for having dragged the US into “phony wars.”

Many Syrians from the countryside south-east of Idlib city voice a similar refrain; for years they were bombed by the Assad regime but they endured and moved on with life, until everything changed in 2019.

Under the proposed “comprehensive strategic partnership” between Moscow and Tehran, we are likely to see the Iran-Russia relationship strengthen over time, not just on a conventional level but in terms of Moscow’s support for Iran’s proxy forces.

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain its military presence in the Mediterranean.

The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several sub-Saharan countries, as a hub for personnel deployment and resupply. Without the base, Russia will likely be forced to upgrade its military presence and infrastructure in Libya.

Ukraine is aiming to build up its security and trade relations in the Middle East and says Syria could be a "reliable partner."

A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the fate of the Syrian dictator after he fled to Moscow following his downfall.

Syria's economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system.

After Assad's regime was toppled in Syria, Iran and Russia seem to have suffered the biggest setback. Moscow and Tehran see West coming closer to Syria, which used to be closely intricated with their geopolitical aspirations.