Russia backs Iran and Syria but is doing deals with Israel and Saudi Arabia Oil is the key in critical Middle East developments this May. After meeting Syria’s President Asad in Sochi on 17 May, Russian President Putin said that…
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US Syria missile attack seals new partnership with Saudi Arabia
The US missile attack on a Syrian airfield last night comes just over three weeks after Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman met President Trump in the White House in what an advisor to the kingdom’s defence…
Russia Syria plan calls for divided state
Syria would be divided into informal zones of regional power influence and Bashar al-Assad would remain president for at least a few years according to an outline deal between Russia, Turkey and Iran reached earlier this month. Reuters reported today…
Putin pivotal for oil and Syria
Russian President Putin, who met Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Monday and is due visit Tehran next week, is poised to play a pivotal role in developing a coherent international approach to ending the Syrian war and defusing a looming…
Carnegie experts forecast Middle East trends in 2015
The Carnegie Endowment has published forecasts of trends in the Middle East written by its scholars. Lebanon. “Since 2005, Lebanon has turned “muddling through” into an art of governance. However, the perpetual balancing act that the Lebanese are now so…