Russian ships return to Syrian base ahead of expected withdrawal
Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.
Kyiv Post1d
Russian Evacuation Ships Finally Allowed Into Syrian Port Tartus – But Kremlin Lease Is Canceled
Syria’s new leadership may have just nixed a 49-year sweetheart naval base deal between ousted authoritarian leader Bashar al ...
Syria’s southern rebels loom large as the country’s new rulers try to form a national army
Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year.
Greek City Times2d
Greece to financially support 600 Greek Orthodox priests to help protect Christians in Syria and abroad
The opening of 600 positions for Greek Orthodox priests in the diaspora is expected soon, Proto Thema reported. To date, a ...
protothema.gr2d
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchates are strengthened with 600 priests of the Diaspora
Greece’s mobilization to strengthen the churches of the Diaspora by appointing a few hundred priests comes at a time when the ...
Across Africa, Russia is growing in influence. What might Moscow want?
While Russian ally Bashar al-Assad was being toppled by rebels in Syria, another friend of Moscow, President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was being chaperoned by Kremlin-backed mercenaries in the ...