Russia

In Part 1 of a two-part interview with Al Majalla, Syria's foreign minister explains how the Assad regime fell and how President Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a wanted man to a world leader

The Assads bound Syria to regional power plays far beyond its means. As the country embarks on a new path, hollow rhetoric must be replaced with a vision grounded in freedom, equality, and sovereignty

Moscow has its work cut out in Ukraine, where the ongoing war is a drain on resources. This means that the lofty regional ambitions it set out in 2023 have had to be recalibrated.

The Russian president says the next step is shaping a new construct—sovereignty as a service, as a resource, as an exportable value—which can already be seen in Africa

In Moscow, Syria's new president said he wants to restore and redefine relations with Russia—a former foe. But is this a genuine olive branch or a message to Washington?

The resounding success of Moldova's ruling pro-EU party in parliamentary elections ruffles feathers in Moscow, which remains wary of former Soviet states getting pulled into the West's orbit

The recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, where Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened, signalled…

The country has all the ingredients that enflame tensions: acute social inequality, an unformed national identity and myriad ethnic groups, all of which were exacerbated by colonial rule