The presence of these funds in the UK raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of current financial oversight and regulation,' says Iain Overton, head of Action on Armed Violence - Anadolu Ajan

In the language of diplomats and on paper, Ukraine offered Spain a joint project to export Ukrainian grain, but in practice, experts say, Kiev is asking Madrid for money for shipments. This information is provided by El Peri dico.

Turkey and Syria have agreed to reevaluate customs tariffs for certain products and they discussed economic and trade relations during meetings in Damascus, the Turkish trade ministry said on Friday.

The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, had been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk in Kaliningrad Oblast on Dec. 11.

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?

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

The contract, signed in 2019, had committed Moscow to invest at least $500 million in modernizing the port. With the agreement now void, all revenues from the port's operations will go directly to the Syrian state,

Washington needs a plan to create conditions for future U.S. investment to stabilize Syria — and to make sure Russia doesn’t regain a foothold.

The Tartus port is Russia’s sole naval base outside the former Soviet Union and has played a critical role in Moscow’s military presence in the Mediterranean, but according to Syrian opposition outlet Shaam, citing the Ministry of Information, the agreement was annulled, and the Russians must leave.

Speaking at World Economic Forum in Davos, Finland's foreign minister says she is 'pretty sure there will be peace' in Ukraine in 2025 - Anadolu Ajansı

Syria's new administration has banned all Russian, Iranian, and Israeli goods from entering the country in a new decree issued by the country's Minister of Finance on Jan. 17.

Analysts say the return suggests that Moscow is preparing to evacuate one of its most valuable overseas bases.