Defence Minister Yaşar Güler has expressed Turkey’s readiness to offer military support to the new Syrian leadership, a statement from his ministry said on Sunday. Turkey, a member of NATO, had agreements with several other countries on military training and other assistance and would offer this to Syria if requested, Güler said. While the Ha

More than 7,500 refugees have returned to Syria from Turkey since the regime of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad was toppled last week, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. More than 1,000 Syrians had crossed the border daily from Monday up to and including Friday, he wrote on social media platform X late on Saturday. […]

Two Russian tankers in the Black Sea have been damaged due to stormy weather, according to the Interfax news agency. At least one person has been killed, and crews are being evacuated. Ifax says it has resulted in an oil spill, citing Russia‘s Federal Agency for Sea and Inland Water Transport (Rosmorrechflot). Pictures and videos […]

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser are warning all supporters of the deposed Syrian ruling family al-Assad against going into hiding in Germany. “Anyone among Assad’s torturers thinking of fleeing to Germany, I can only say clearly: We will hold all the regime’s henchmen accountable with t

The former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Friday suggested the possibility of further territorial acquisitions in Ukraine. At a party congress of the Kremlin;s United Russia party, Medvedev said it was necessary to develop the (Moscow-annexed) regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhia, and Kherson. “This experience, incidentally, could be