The Sahel region of Africa, between the Sahara and the tropical savannahs to the south, has emerged as a significant base of ...

Russia fears for its bases in Syria and elsewhere after the ousting of dictator Bashar Assad, a Kremlin ally.Following the ...

Saudi Arabia has urged top European diplomats at a gathering to lift sanctions against Syria to boost rebuilding the country ...

The sanctions currently in place are primarily against the former government of Bashar al-Assad and his allies.