Although this was the first direct conversation between Putin and al-Sharaa, the interim Syrian leader had previously engaged ...

The son of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad posted about his family’s final days in Damascus before the rebel takeover ...

Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were ...

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...

Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces ...

And Libya is the centerpiece of that strategy. Russia is deeply committed to expanding its presence in Africa. However, the abrupt loss of their air and naval bases in Syria following the collapse of ...

In a series of posts on an X account attributed to her, Syria’s former first lady Asma al-Assad wished the Syrian people ...

Moscow helped keep al-Assad in power when it intervened militarily in Syria’s war in 2015, launching devastating air strikes on rebel-held areas. When rebels swept into Damascus in December ...

Russia is hoping to retain the use of naval and air bases in Syria under the leadership that took power after Assad fled to Moscow following 13 years of civil war in which Russian troops had ...

It’s also a sign that Moscow is improving its relationship with new rulers of Syria, whose arch enemy Assad survived the Syrian civil war thanks to Russia’s unwavering support and is currently ...

Israeli observers offer contrasting outlooks on whether Russia will—or should, from Israel's perspective—retain its foothold in Syria.