Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that ...

Syria's new government has been facing new challenges with unrest emerging in certain regions amid a growing number of ...

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Guy Faulconbridge TARTOUS, Syria (Reuters) - Russia is pulling back its military ...

A vessel delivering oil for Russia was detained by Finland authorities on Thursday in connection with an undersea cable ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Russia used the air base in Hmeimim and naval base at Tartus to support Bashar al-Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war. But now ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin hosted Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico who marked a rare visit to the Kremlin by an EU ...

Jubilant rebels bloodlessly entering the capital, a president in flight, a stunned foreign patron negotiating the evacuation ...

The collapse of the seemingly all-powerful Assad regime shows how fragile dictatorships are.

Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...