[Times-UK] Kevin O'Flynn and James Hider - As Syrian President Assad arrived in Moscow to clinch a series of military agreements, many in Israel fear that the Middle East could once again become a theater for the two great powers to exert their spheres of influence, militarily and politically. Russia has wooed Syria in recent years, as it has tried to increase its influence in the Middle East and increase arms sales.
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