With Russia’s diminished influence in Syria, Ukraine calls on Israel to reconsider its stance and provide essential defensive weapons and technology.

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could operate in Syria’s contested airspace.

Palestinian officials tell AFP that mediators also contacted them about locating body of a soldier who has been missing since 1982 battle

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin denied on Thursday that Russia's nine-year intervention in Syria had been a failure, but expressed concern about Israel's military operations there since the toppling of his ally Bashar al-Assad.

Israel’s detonation of thousands of pagers held by Hezbollah ... as we call it in a recent book on the topic — is a widely used weapon of war. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the first Russian convoy headed for Kyiv was disguised as ...

Russia and Israel are now at odds over the situation in Syria, with tensions escalating after recent remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Golan Heights. During an address on Dec 9,

A missile launched by Yemen-based Houthis struck Tel Aviv-Jaffa and caused minor injuries to 16 after Israeli countermeasures failed to intercept the missile early Saturday morning.

After the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel occupied and assumed control over the Golan Heights. In the aftermath, Syria rejected any negotiations with Israel, as outlined in the Khartoum Resolution during the 1967 Arab League summit.

Assad has fled to Moscow, Iran has withdrawn from Syria and abandoned its mercenaries, and Russia’s remaining soldiers are isolated in the Assadist strongholds of Latakia and Tartus — where its

Israel said its forces would remain in Syrian territory until “a new force” filled the vacuum. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Jordan and Turkey for talks, and a top Turkish official appeared in Damascus.

“The fate of the hostages is contingent upon the Israeli army advancing just hundreds of meters in some of the areas under attack,” Abu Ubaida stated, warning of the escalating risks Israeli military operations pose to captives held in Gaza.