News Syria Tartus: Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz show a regional energy security framework is needed
Beyond this, the question becomes much more tangled. Russia has a base in Tartus on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, China has one in Djibouti. Following the tanker attacks in June, Donald Trump tweeted ...
News Syria Tartus: Syrian Regime Has Few Options to Battle Fuel Sanctions
Last week, the Syrian regime announced plans to lease the port of Tartus to Russia for 49 years for business. Russia already leases part of the port for its naval base. The announcement followed ...
News Syria Tartus: Russia vs. Israel: How a War in the Middle East Could Happen
And Russia is in Syria to stay. The Syrian port of Tartus is Russia’s only naval base in the Mediterranean: in 2016, Moscow and Damascus signed a forty-nine-year agreement that allows nuclear ...
News Syria Tartus: Russia, Iran Maneuver for Influence in Syria
Moscow and Tehran are jostling to wield main influence over government of President Bashar al-Assad, adding further complexity to still-far-from-complete endgame of Syria’s brutal civil war, say diplomats and analysts
News Syria Tartus: Assad regime leaves Syrian ports to Russia
“We have made considerable progress on that matter and hope that a contract will be signed within a week and the port of Tartus will be used by Russian businesses for 49 years," Borisov added. Borisov ...
News Syria Tartus: Russia Not Alone in Syria’s West, China and Iran Are Also Moving in Near Sea
Russia's air and sea assets are already based in two leased military facilities in the coastal provinces of Tartus and Latakia, which have played a crucial role in helping the Syrian government retake ...
News Syria Tartus: Syria's Assad discusses peace talks, Tartus port with Russians
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met senior officials from his strongest ally Russia in Damascus on Friday and Saturday to discuss upcoming peace talks, renting out ...
News Syria Tartus: Russia to Lease Syria’s Tartus Port for 49 Years
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and discussed Moscow’s efforts to help the Middle Eastern country’s economic revival, as well as trade and economic ...
