Karate coach, firefighter, bodyguard, Interior Ministry chief and now prime minister.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the continued presence of Russia’s major naval and air bases in his country help counter the influence of Western powers in the region as the battle to crush foreign-backed terrorists was winding down.

Al-Manar Episodic Documentary, Second Liberation Secrets, displayed during Friday’s episode the footage of the direct meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and the Resistance fighters on the eve of Qusseir battle in 2013.

Over the years, a solid network of religious parties and clerics has formed, controlling a large part of the employment process in government departments.

Reliable sources have informed the Syrian Observatory that Turkish forces have blocked Latakia-Aleppo international highway (M4), near Muhambel town in the western countryside of Idlib, while Turkish troops were seen on high alert there. It is expected that Turkish forces will patrol the M4 highway alone.

The President of Turkey has called on Syria and Russia to respect the terms of the agreements regarding Idleb reports Anadolu Agency. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that his country will go to clean up terrorist hideouts in Syria if the promises made to them are not …

Greece, it seems, has entered a rapid pace of armaments upgrade after several years. Of course, the focus may be on Rafale and frigates, but all three bodies will see a significant upgrade, BulgarianMilitary.com reports citing a lengthy Saturday article of the Greek news agency Pentapostagma.

Israel has provided Azerbaijan with its new weapon – the Harpy system, which is capable of destroying Russia’s S-300 and even S-400 air defense systems, and this news is presented by a number of media as a sensation. It is assumed that these Israeli weapons will quickly resolve the military …

Kuwait announced the death of its longtime leader yesterday, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who died at 91 years old. Sheikh Sabah’s death, along with the death of Sultan Qaboos of Oman in January, leaves the region devoid of two of its most prolific peacemakers.

The United States is reportedly preparing to remove Sudan from the list of countries that sponsor terrorism.