Syria became an important conduit to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah, part of Iran’s “Shia crescent” and “axis of resistance”. Iranian and Russian strategic interests converged in ...

The Russian intervention in Syria forced Moscow to engage in a delicate balancing act between Iran and Israel, with which it had a relatively constructive diplomatic relationship. While coordinating ...

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President ...

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be ...

The agreement is focused more on trade than military issues, but it will bring two countries with a shared desire to ...