Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic is very pleased by a thaw in Turkey's ties with Syria, stressing that improved relations between Ankara and Damascus would be in the interest of the entire region.

Turkey says a new ground offensive is "possible any time" in Syria, despite a Russian-brokered rapprochement.

President Assad says a Moscow-brokered rapprochement with Turkey should aim for “the end of occupation” by Ankara.

Washington has reacted to a visit by the UAE Foreign Minister to Damascus, threatening that any attempt to normalize ties with the Assad government will prove costly to them.

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President Putin says Russia is ready for a serious dialog with Ukraine as he orders a 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas. Kiev dismisses the offers as hypocrisy and propaganda.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a “political ban” during the recently-concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar over his support for Palestine.

A senior member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) says Damascus has rejected Ankara's request to arrange a meeting between presidents of the two neighboring countries.

Amid beating drums of war, Turkey calls normalization of relations with Syria possible.

Russia has announced that it will rejoin the UN-administered grain export corridor from Ukraine via the Black Sea, reserving its right, however, to withdraw from the international agreement.