Iran's sale of drones and ballistic missiles to Russia for use against Ukraine, and the selling of oil at significantly ...

Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed ...

Yet talk about China supporting Syria economically during the civil war was frequently exaggerated. Although Beijing and Damascus established a "strategic partnership" during Assad's 2023 visit to ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for international efforts to prevent Syria from descending into further division and another refugee crisis, responding on Friday for the first time to ...

Syria’s return to oil exports after the fall of the Assad regime is seen by many as a sign that Iran’s Shia Crescent of ...

China’s endless promises of more trade, investment, and reconstruction in Syria have failed to materialize. Beijing pledged $2 billion in aid to Syria in 2017, and six years later, the media ...

In October 2018, China donated 800 electrical power generators to Latakia, Syria’s largest port. Beijing has also made major, long-term investments in Syrian oil and gas – totalling about $3bn.

In 2023, Xi Jinping hosted the Syrian leader and his wife in Beijing, pledging deeper ties and a desire to, “jointly safeguard international fairness and justice.” ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Just over a year ago, China gave Bashar al-Assad and his wife a warm welcome during their six-day visit to the country, offering the former Syrian leader a rare break ...

Syria is free. Now it is time for ... And this triumph should give those who doubt that Ukraine can repel Russia or that Taiwan can withstand Beijing’s aggression some reason for second-guessing.

Syria ’s interim president met the Chinese ambassador to Damascus on Friday, in the first public bilateral engagement after Beijing-friendly Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in December.

China’s ties with Syria are being tested by the sudden downfall of Beijing-friendly Bashar al-Assad, but analysts predict China and the new government in Damascus will take a pragmatic approach ...