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Foreign Minister Wang Yi says Palestinian issue must not be ignored and ‘Middle East should not remain a victim of great power rivalries’.

BEIJING - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing agreed with Egypt that both nations should promote peace and ...

For decades, Iran poured money and military aid into Syria, backing the Assad regime in its ambition to confront Israel. Now ...

Russia’s military intervention in Syria since 2015 has allowed it to assert its power, creating a misleading perception of its military might. In contrast ...

Potential conflicts in Syria among rebel groups and a nuclear confrontation between Iran and Israel, which maintains a policy ...

For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria. Relying on a formidable security apparatus, brutal use of force, and powerful allies such as Russia, ...

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant ...

China’s partnership with Iran has also faced challenges. Despite a 2021 strategic pact promising up to $400 billion in ...

Donald Trump doesn't think much of Joe Biden's foreign policy record. The Republican president-elect frequently casts the ...

This article explores the implications of the Assad regime's collapse for China, examining Beijing's motivations for ...

President Joe Biden is pushing U.S. national security agencies ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration to devise new strategies ...