Syria

As peace talks stall, Russian oil flows surge

Russia’s oil exports climbed to a five-month high, Bloomberg reported on March 23, 2025, with crude flows averaging 3.45 million barrels per day over four weeks as US-brokered ceasefire talks over the war in Ukraine continue to stall.

26 March 2025, 11:15 AM

Erdogan seeks key Trump meeting amid Ukraine peace initiative

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in late April, Bloomberg reported March 18.

18 March 2025, 03:44 PM

Ukraine sends 3,850 tons of flour to Syria, feeding thousands

Ukraine has sent another shipment of humanitarian aid—3,850 tons of flour—as part of the Grain from Ukraineinitiative, the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food announced on March 13.

13 March 2025, 01:40 PM

Assad’s collapse forces Russia to retreat from Syria

Six Russian naval and cargo ships carrying ammunition previously used in Syria are transiting the English Channel, Reuters reported on Feb. 15.

16 February 2025, 11:25 AM

Russia dangles Syria reconstruction funding in exchange for basing rights

Desperate to keep its two military bases in Syria, Moscow has offered military aid and help in rebuilding the country in the wake of Bashar Assad's fall, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 11:39 PM

Russia withdrawing from Syria’s Tartus — satellite imagery

Russia continues to ship its military equipment out of Tartus, Syria, as seen in satellite photos published by RFE/RL on Jan. 27.

28 January 2025, 01:34 AM

Russian ships circle off Syria’s coast as Tartus port access denied

Syria has reopened the port of Tartus to civilian commercial ships but continues to ban Russian warships, Crimean Wind reported on Telegram on Jan. 19.

19 January 2025, 03:48 PM

Syria denies Russian warships access to Tartus port

For the sixth consecutive day, Syrian authorities have refused to allow Russian military transport vessels to dock at Tartus, Syria’s second-largest coastal city after Latakia, Crimean Wind monitoring group reported on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 02:41 PM

Ukraine invites Switzerland to join food aid initiative for Syria

Volodymyr Zelenskyy invited Switzerland to join Ukraine’s humanitarian food aid program for Syria in a phone call with its newly elected President Karin Keller-Sutter, Presidential Office wrote on Jan. 7.

8 January 2025, 08:03 AM

Ukraine seeks fresh diplomacy with Syria, calls to end Russian influence

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha met with new Syrian leader Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, Prime Minister Mohamed al-Bashir, and his counterpart Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani during an unannounced visit to Damascus on Dec. 30, according to his X post.

30 December 2024, 01:38 PM

Syria navigates Russia’s exit with future ties promise

It is important to maintain relations with Russia even after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syria's de facto leader, the emir of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, said in an interview with the Saudi television channel Al Arabiya News published on Dec. 29.

30 December 2024, 12:09 PM

Relatives of Bashar al-Assad arrested at Beirut airport using fake passports

Authorities arrested the wife and daughter of a cousin of former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad at Beirut’s airport on Dec. 27 as they attempted to leave using fake passports, the Associated Press reported on Dec. 28, citing law enforcement sources.

29 December 2024, 02:41 AM

Putin chose Ukraine over Syria — Foreign Affairs

Russia’s abandonment of Bashar al-Assad’s regime to mobilize more resources for the fight against Ukraine clearly shows that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is willing to sacrifice everything for victory in this war, Foreign Affairs wriote on Dec. 26.

26 December 2024, 03:30 PM

HUR and Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry evacuate 34 from Syria, including 15 children

Ukraine’s HUR and Foreign Ministry evacuated 34 people from Syria via Lebanon, including 31 Ukrainians and 3 Syrians, relatives of Ukrainians with legal rights to enter Ukraine, HUR reported on Dec. 21.

21 December 2024, 05:45 PM

Syrian human rights group uncovers mass burial site with over 100,000 bodies

A mass grave containing the bodies of at least 100,000 people killed by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad, was discovered in Syria, according to Mouaz Moustafa, the head of a U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force, Reuters wrote on Dec. 17

17 December 2024, 03:23 PM

Russia pulls troops from Syria to airfields in Nizhny Novgorod and Makhachkala

Russia continues a large-scale troop withdrawal from Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, with Il-76MD and An-124-100 aircraft transporting weapons, military equipment, and personnel, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 01:52 PM

Israel strikes weapons depots in Tartus, Syria, near a Russian naval base

The Israeli military conducted multiple strikes on missile and weapons depots in the Syrian port city of Tartus, according to Arab media reports cited by The Jerusalem Post on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 12:05 PM

FT details Russian withdrawal from Syria

Russia has withdrawn at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus area in coordination with opposition forces that ousted Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Financial Times reported on Dec. 15, citing Kamal Lababidi of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

16 December 2024, 11:23 AM

Antony Blinken and UK Foreign Secretary discuss boosting military aid to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need to bolster security support for Ukraine with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the State Department said on Dec. 16.

16 December 2024, 11:06 AM

Ukraine ready to supply grain to Syria as Russian shipments halted

Kyiv is prepared to supply food to Syria following the fall of Assad's regime, Ukrainian Agriculture Minister Vitaliy Koval said on Dec. 13.

14 December 2024, 01:57 AM

Syria

1
2
3
4