Syria
Aleppo transport magnate Fares al-Shihabi sees chance to shake up sector

With air traffic booming in Aleppo after airstrikes forced flights away from Damascus, the northwestern city's most prominent businessman Fares al-Shihabi is eyeing a broader boost for the region and for Syria's neglected rail sector. [...]
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Israel, Russia, Syria
Russia threatens to end cooperation in Syria with Israel

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.

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