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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Analysts say Beijing, once a backer of ousted Syrian ruler Assad, has ‘lots to learn’ if it wants to become a mediator in region. Advertisement. China-Middle East relations.

Israel’s Operation Rising Lion unleashed a ferocious assault, swiftly dismantling Iran’s warfighting infrastructure.

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.” ...

Two meetings in as many months between Chinese officials and Syria’s new government signal Beijing’s willingness to initiate dialogue with interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and move on, definitively, ...