Despite wanting to accommodate both the United States and Russia, Israel has provoked Vladimir Putin's ire by what Moscow sees as Tel Aviv's overly pro-Ukrainian stance. This has strained their relations to such an extent that Russia is questioning the highly sensitive matter of Israel's freedom of action in Syria. [...]
Though far from singing the praises of Bashar Al Assad's regime, Ankara recognises that the regime's continued existence points to a need to restore dialogue between the two countries. Turkey's intelligence service, the MIT, is taking the first steps towards this. [...]
Syria's telecoms sector, which plays a strategic role in the country, has been in disarray following the family dispute between Bashar Al-Assad and his cousin, telecoms tycoon Rami Makhlouf. In launching a new operator, Wafa Telecom, the authorities are ensuring their control of the field. [...]
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