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That's more than likely. Then again, Russian generosity has limits and there's a chance it falls short of re-equipping Assad with a whole new tank fleet -- which is what he might need in a few years. Still think manpower is his main problem though.

He started with around 4500 tanks, so that's a substantial loss over four years.

(Reuters) - France is in the "final stage" of negotiations to sell up to 36 Rafale warplanes to Qatar, a senior French source involved in the discussions said on Tuesday. Manufacturer Dassault Aviation is also in talks aimed at supplying 16 of the multi-role combat jets to Malaysia and has...

You're not Syrian and never will be. Even if you were born in the squares of Damascus and can trace your lineage back a thousand generations to a thousand Syrians, you'll never be one. History will remember everyone who sided with Assad as foreign vermin; as someone who sold out their religion...

Saudi Arabia and Qatar must get on the same page. For their own sake, and the broader region.

Hamas cut ties with Iran long ago? Then why is that depraved Mahmoud az-Zahhar of yours hanging off Tehran and Hezbollah, and why is he saying Hamas doesn't support the fall of the Assad regime? Why is Hamas re-establishing contacts with Iran? As for the personal stuff, that's fine, Allah...

Any of your people who side with Hezbollah, including Hamas, are vermin who will get their recompense sooner or later. I'm a Lebanese Sunni Muslim, and the whole 'resistance' love-relationship some of you've got going there with Iran is absolutely despicable. The days of us clapping blindly...

Hassan Nasrallah with his ally via Assad, Mr. Elie Hobeika, the murderer of Palestinians at Sabra and Shatila.

Iran's loss of senior generals goes to show how much it's investing into these fights. Well and truly, Iran's regional hegemony is at stake here, and the bad news (for it) is that it cannot win in Syria. Assad simply doesn't have enough Alawites and peripheral support to use as cannon fodder...

There's little logic to this war anymore. It's no longer a war of 'right' and values, but one of 'might' and attrition. Polarisation is complete and no-one is going to be won over with arguments anymore.

No, it's not a sectarian war. Just happens to be an Alawite-dominant military command, supported by a Shi'ite power (Iran), a Shi'ite militia (Hezbollah), with Shi'a from Iraq, Afghanistan and Alevis from Turkey all fighting to support Bashar al-Assad. Let's all stop lying to each other, okay...

Absolutely delusional. Rebels are clearly advancing in Deraa and Idlib, and checking the regime in Aleppo. Assad is running out of manpower and simply cannot win a war of attrition like this. Iran and Hezbollah can only do so much to prop him up.

Testament to the vision of Dubai's rulers and the extent of Dubai's economic diversification. I think oil only constitutes around 5% of its GDP. A model for the GCC to learn from (which I think it generally has) and to emulate in some aspects.

I'm a medical student and I believe the above graph is wildly inaccurate. :smart:

Do you believe there's much potential for the evolution of this platform, specifically, and the indigenous Pakistani combat aircraft industry, generally, if Saudi were to throw money behind it?

GCC, Turkey and Pakistan need to get onto the same page. The collective economic, military and political potential is astounding and could bring some much needed advancement and security to not only the countries involved, but the Middle East and Central Asia broadly. Some added political...

What are you talking about in particular? When did the IDF kill 5000 Syrian regime personnel?

Firstly, condolences to the Saudi people over the loss of a man they loved and respected as a father, even moreso than a king. Saw genuine sadness yesterday on both traditional and social media from so many Saudis, Arabs and Muslims. May Allah have mercy on him and forgive his shortcomings...

Would it be fair to say the economy has generally done well over the past year, especially considering all the uncertainty?

Not yet and not really. The ISF has always been pro-Saudi and its domination by domestic Saudi loyalist players has never been in question. The issue lies with the military, which has been facilitating Hezbollah's agenda and has a structural allegiance to the Syria-Iran axis. Though I hope the...