Following the collapse of Syria’s Assad regime in December, Russia has started withdrawing military equipment and weapons ...

Syria's new government will decide the fate of Russian military bases based on national interests, Syrian Defense Minister ...

Syria's defence minister could allow Bashar al-Assad strongest ally to retain its military bases on the Mediterranean coast ...

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...

Russia is quickening the pace of domestic asset seizures this year after courts ruled last week that a leading grain trader, ...

Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.