Just a few years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to have reasserted Moscow’s influence in the Middle East after decades in which it had waned. As Putin deepened ties with long-standing ...

In late 2015, the Kremlin achieved a key victory when it launched a military intervention in Syria to rescue the fast-sinking regime of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and enshrine its role as a ...

According to Oraib al Rantawi, Russia's role in the Middle East region decreased "after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria on December 8, 2024 and the reduction of the role of its allies, ...

Russia's influence in the Middle East has declined significantly since its 2015 intervention in Syria to support Bashar al-Assad. Moscow was excluded from a major October 13 summit in Egypt, ...

Maxim Suchkov, a senior fellow at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, spoke at the University on Tuesday about Russia’s actions and future plans for Syria and its policy for the ...

Despite a long list of regional setbacks, Russia still maintains a sizable influence from Libya to Iran. The official Kremlin website on the recent Russian-Arab Summit is a remarkable artifact. The ...

US President Donald Trump has proclaimed a “historic dawn” for the Middle East and pledged to turn his attention to peace deals involving Iran and Russia. The US leader laid out his vision of Middle ...

If recent reports are accurate, China has begun to give Russia significant competition in the lucrative Middle Eastern and North African arms market, especially when it comes to the export of air ...

MOSCOW, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Russia is prepared to expand cooperation with Iran in all areas, the Kremlin said on Monday. Moscow has close relations with Tehran and condemned U.S. and Israeli strikes on ...

Moscow’s exclusion from a major U.S.-brokered Gaza cease-fire summit underscores its declining regional clout. The fall of Assad, Iran’s military setbacks, and the war in Ukraine have strained ...