Syria
‘We were close to direct conflict between Russia & US inside...
31 May, 2018
Syrian President Bashar Assad says Moscow deterred the West from launching a devastating country-wide air strike last month, and believes that Damascus...
In the Middle East, Putin Has a Lot to Thank Trump...
by Robert Fisk
May 31, 2018
Vladimir Putin will have paid very close attention to the location of the Syrian artillery battery where four Russian soldiers...
Hassan Nasrallah: Syrian strikes in Golan frightened Israel and shattered its...
Speech of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah on May 14, 2018, commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Hezbollah Commander Sayed Moustafa...
The origin and the logic of the neocon imperial project: Balkanizing...
Shatter Syria and Iraq Into Many Small Pieces
By WashingtonsBlog
February 25, 2016
The Guardian noted in 2003:
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt predicted devastating consequences...
Pompeo presents war ultimatum to Iran
US Secretary of State Pompeo presents war ultimatum to Iran
By Bill Van Auken
22 May 2018
On Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
Putin & Assad hold ‘extensive’ talks in Sochi, discuss political settlement
17 May, 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with the Syrian leader Bashar Assad in Sochi, the acting presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov...
Putin Backs Off Giving Syria S-300 Systems After Netanyahu Meeting
Russian media: Putin says no immediate need for Syria deliveries
By Jason Ditz
May 11,2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have been quite successful in...
Haaretz on Russia, Syria and Iran
Russia Warned Iran Ahead of Israel's Extensive Strikes in Syria
May 11, 2018
Russia gave Iran advance warning about this week's Israeli attack in Syria, the...
The Israeli Superpower wants to destroy Iran and Syria with help...
Israel Attacks Syria, Hitting Dozens of Targets
Attack called biggest strike in decades
By Jason Ditz
May 10, 2018
While Israeli officials continue to insist they don’t “seek...
Chemical attack accusations ‘fake,’ Assad tells Kathimerini in exclusive interview
By Alexis Papachelas
May 10, 2018
In an exclusive interview with Kathimerini, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied that the Syrian Army used chemical weapons against civilians,...