The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign of Russia's waning influence in the country after the fall of the regime.

Russia continues to evacuate its military contingent from Syria to Libya. However, the Russians have encountered another setback there, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) reports. Russian ships near Syria are experiencing fuel tank leaks.

Despite its ambitions to relocate military assets from Syria to Libya following Assad's fall, Russia faces significant challenges in Libya's complex political landscape, limiting its ability to achieve this goal.

Only the inquiry team and representatives from the Ministry of Defence have been allowed to attend the closed hearings, preventing the lawyers for the bereaved families, the general public, and the press from observing the proceedings.

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Russia’s apparent fast-tracking of plans to establish a military hub in Libya could worsen that country’s protracted conflict.

Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya and Algeria offering limited, politically fraught substitutes.

From Syria to Libya to Georgia, Putin's grip on his global empire is loosening. Thus far only Turkey and Israel benefit. Will the West rise to the occasion too?

PARIS: The fall of Russian ally Bashar Al Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin’s strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a potential foothold, experts say.

Libya is struggling to recover from years of conflict that followed the 2011 uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule. The country has since been split between the United Nations-recognised government of Dbeibah in Tripoli, which Turkey supports, and Haftar’s forces, backed by Russia, in the east.

Libya plans to offer 22 exploration blocks in 2025, attracting IOCs like Repsol, ENI, BP, and OMV. Russia’s growing military presence in Libya, following its removal from Syria. While Libya’s energy reserves present immense potential,

Davos: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met on Tuesday with Head of the government of National Unity of the State of Libya HE Abdul Hamid Mohammed Al Dbeiba on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos, Switzerland.