Israeli soldiers direct armoured personnel carriers at Golan Heights, near the Syrian border, on Wednesday. Photo: EPA The Israeli Air Force says it attacked about 50 targets in Syria over the course of 2020. Israel seldomly admits to strikes in Syria, most of which are targeted against Shi’ite groups and institutions linked to or backed…
Up to 13 Russian warships have crossed the Bosphorus toward Syria so far this week as tensions between the U.S. and Syria continue to rise. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in Kemerovo, Russia, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018Credit: Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP UPDATE: Trump, Merkel Share Concerns Over Syria…
In this edition of the Interview, Fair Observer talks to Gilbert Achcar, professor of international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. The Middle East and North Africa continues to reverberate from the 2011 Arab Spring protests that rocked the region eight years ago. The protests, which have…