Russia struggles to establish naval bases in two African countries after Syrian withdrawal
In the days after the fall of the Russian-backed Assad regime in Syria, Moscow withdrew its naval force from the
According to local media, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi spoke on the phone with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad about the "severity of the escalation taking place in the region."
Egyptian television reported that Sisi and Assad "emphasized their complete rejection of the attempt to eliminate the Palestinian cause or displace the Palestinians."
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