Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Sheikh Qassem: Our supporters make up more than half of Lebanon's population, and all of these people are united under the banner of protecting Lebanon, its Resistance, its people, and its integrity.
Sheikh Qassem: There will be no phased handing in of our arms. [The Israelis] must first enact the agreement before we start talking about a defensive strategy.
Sheikh Qassem: Be brave in the face of foreign pressures, and we will be by your side in this stance.
Sheikh Qassem: Stripping us of our arms is like stripping us of our very soul, and this will prompt us to show them our might.
Sheikh Qassem: We will not abandon our arms, for they gave us dignity; we will not abandon our arms, for they protect us against our enemy.
Sheikh Qassem: The US efforts we are seeing are aimed at sabotaging Lebanon and constitute a call for sedition.
Sheikh Qassem: If you truly want to establish sovereignty and work for Lebanon’s interests, then stop the aggression.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States, which is meddling in Lebanon, is not trustworthy but rather poses a danger to it.
Sheikh Qassem: The United States is preventing the weapons that protect the homeland.
Sheikh Qassem: The government’s latest decision [on the disarmament of the Resistance] is non-charter-based, and if the government continues down this path, it is not faithful to Lebanon’s sovereignty.

Russia ships diesel to Syria aboard sanctioned tanker: Reuters

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Reuters
  • 6 Mar 2025 23:35
3 Min Read

Russia shipped diesel to Syria using a tanker sanctioned in the wake of the Ukraine war as Russia seeks to maintain a presence on the country's coast.

Listen
  • x
  • A man works on a cargo ship docked at a terminal of the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 (AP)
    A man works on a cargo ship docked at a terminal of the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, December 16, 2024. (AP)

Russia has shipped a diesel cargo to Syria aboard a US-sanctioned tanker, marking the first known direct supply of its kind in more than a decade, according to LSEG data.

The final destination of the shipment remains unclear. Russia maintains two key military installations in Syria: an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartus, both of which are crucial for Moscow's strategic influence in the Middle East and Africa. Moscow has asserted its intent to retain its hold over the facilities despite the regime change in Syria.

LSEG data indicates that the Barbados-flagged vessel Prosperity (formerly known as the Gabon-flagged NS Pride) was loaded with approximately 37,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulfur diesel at the Russian Baltic port of Primorsk on February 8.

The tanker, managed by the Dubai-based Fornax Ship Management, is currently anchored near the Syrian port of Banias, according to LSEG shipping data. Fornax itself is also under US sanctions. The company has not provided an immediate response to requests for comment.

Related News

Druze spiritual leader urges separate region to protect Syrian Druze

IOF storm Syria's Beit Jann after occupying Tel Bat al-Warda

US sanctions on Russia

Since the start of the Ukraine war, the United States has imposed extensive sanctions on Russia, including measures aimed at restricting revenue from its oil and gas industry to weaken its military funding.

On January 10, the US added Prosperity to its list of sanctioned vessels involved in exporting Russian oil products. The European Union and the United Kingdom followed suit on February 24.

Violations of US sanctions could result in civil and, in some cases, criminal penalties. In a notable instance, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a $7.45 million settlement last year with State Street Bank over "apparent violations" of Russia- and Ukraine-related sanctions.

Simultaneously, the US issued a six-month waiver to its Syria sanctions, specifically targeting the energy sector and financial transactions with Syrian governing authorities.

Officials from Syria's oil ministry did not immediately respond to requests for comment, while Russia's energy ministry also declined to comment.

According to LSEG data, this marks the first direct diesel shipment from Russia to Syria since at least 2013. Meanwhile, Syria has issued an import tender for 20,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and is seeking additional oil imports, as crude shipments from its key supplier, Iran, have not arrived since November, according to data from shipping analytics firm Kpler.

  • Syria
  • United States
  • Russia
  • Sanctions on Russia
  • Ukraine war

Most Read

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, executive director of the defense division of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, undated (Social media)

Israeli-born US prosecutor drops Israeli officer child sex crime

  • Politics
  • 19 Aug 2025
Displaced Palestinians walk through a makeshift camp along the beach in Gaza City, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)

Hamas, other factions accept Egypt-Qatar ceasefire proposal: Exclusive

  • Politics
  • 18 Aug 2025
Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Prime minister's office in al-Quds, Occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Netanyahu deliberately derailing truce with Gaza occupation: Hamas

Irish President Michael Higgins arrives to deliver his speech during a 42nd World Food Day celebration at FAO headquarters in Rome, on Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Politics

Irish president renews call for UN military intervention in Gaza

US Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the US Embassy in Aukar, northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, July 21, 2025 (AP)
Politics

US envoy, Netanyahu discuss restraining attacks on Lebanon, withdrawal

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Ansar Allah vow sustained Gaza support despite Israeli strikes

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS