The British newspaper "The Sun" revealed that the ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was subjected to an assassination attempt by poisoning while he was in Russia, last Sunday.

CNN confirmed that the weeks following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria witnessed Russia operating several flights to an air base in the Libyan desert, as part of what it considered a Russian plan to provide an alternative supply line for its military presence in Africa and maintain a foothold in the Mediterranean.

Russian expert Ilya Vedeneyev believes that the radical and sudden changes that the Middle East witnessed at the end of 2024 require a comprehensive review of expectations regarding the developments that the region may witness in the new year.

A report by the British newspaper Financial Times - published today, Friday - revealed the last moments of the deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before he fled to Moscow, which granted him humanitarian asylum, based on interviews with 12 people familiar with the family's movements and Assad's escape.

The Russian Investigative Committee announced the death of Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, commander of the Russian Army's radiation, chemical and biological defense forces, in an explosion that occurred in the capital, Moscow, on Tuesday morning.

US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that Turkey is the "winning party" in Syria after the fall of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, considering that Ankara will have the "key to events" in this country.