Russia successfully pressured Iran to withdraw from the T4 airbase in central Homs, according to al-Araby al-Jadeed.
The Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergey Lavrov, claimed during a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart that some states are hindering the safe return of refugees, SANA reports.
The presence of Iran in Syria is central to the policies of normalization adopted by Arab countries, according to Ibrahim Hamidi in Asharq al-Awsat.
Russia claimed that Israeli airstrikes against Syria are unacceptable, but using power in response to such attacks will be unconstructive, North Press writes.
Turkey’s threats in northeastern Syria have pushed the SDF into a Russian-sponsored rapprochement with the Assad regime.
While the West refuses to recognize his control over Syria, Assad has sought assistance from China and wealthier regional powers like the UAE, al-Araby al-Jadeed writes.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has set five priorities in Syria, none of which call for the withdrawal of Iran, in contrast to the previous administration of President Donald Trump, Asharq al-Awsat writes.
During the meeting between Russia and Syria to follow up on the work of the International Conference on Return of Syrian refugees, several cooperation agreements were signed, SANA writes.
Turkey has suspended its potential military operation against northeast Syria, as a result of the continued refusal from Russia and the U.S., North Press writes.
The two largest opposition groups, the National Coordination Committee and the Syrian National Coalition, failed to reach an agreement to solve their differences, according to Orient Net.
As the U.S. neutralizes the role of the UAE in several files, including in Syria, Abu Dhabi’s move comes to expand its margin in the region, Mohamed Sarmini writes in Nedaa Post.
The recent move by the UAE, which sent its top diplomat to Syria to meet the regime’s president Bashar al-Assad, comes in a period of American disinterest for the Syria file.
Turkey is obstructing the entry of UN relief aid convoys “across established lines” from Aleppo to the “de-escalation” area of Idleb, according to al-Watan.
An upcoming U.S. Russian meeting in Geneva between Brett McGurk and Sergey Vershinin will discuss the situation in Syria, according to Baladi News.
The regime will return to the areas under the control of the PYD, in a way similar to what happened in Daraa and under a decentralization formula, Fouad Alteiko writes in Nedaa Post.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that Western countries impede efforts exerted for the return of the displaced Syrians, according to SANA.
Russia has launched diplomatic efforts with various parties to contain a possible military escalation in northeastern Syria, according to Asharq al-Awsast.
Ahmed al-Jarba, opposition figure and founder of Syria’s Tomorrow Mouvement, has visited Moscow to discuss the Syrian issue with Lavrov, according to al-Souria Net.
Following their meeting on October 22nd, Nafta Bennett and Vladimir Putin have agreed to let Israel attack Iran in Syria, while Russia turns a blind eye, according to al-Modon.
As a Turkish operation in Northeast Syria against the SDF looms, Russia is trying to get the regime and the SDF to cooperate more, according to Athr Press.
