Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military ...

Asked if Russia would be allowed to maintain its naval port at Tartus and the Hmeimim air base in Latakia, Abu Qasra said: “If we get benefits for Syria out of this, yes.” In a wide-ranging interview ...

Putin is desperate to maintain control over the military base in Latakia, a key logistics point for its Africa operations.

Russia's withdrawal from Syria and its shift toward Libya are important developments in terms of Mediterranean security.

Syria has demanded reparations from Russia in order to "rebuild trust" after a meeting between Damascus' new administration and a Moscow delegation, according to local news sources. Russia and Syria's ...

Unidentified drones have been spotted above the Khmeimim air base; a military blogger has theorized the Syrian government is ...

Syria's new defense minister said that relations with Russia, which supported Assad, have improved. Hmeimim and Tartus bases are strategic for Russia, offering major air and naval advantages. Syria is ...

The Associated Press has obtained audio of what military officials say is a broadcast from a Russian spy ship that suffered a fire and drifted uncontrolled off Syria's coast last month.

Russian officials are working on a road map to re-establish diplomatic ties with Syria following the ouster ... seeks to retain its naval base in Tartus and the Hmeimim airbase near the port ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s new leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first official phone conversation on Feb. 12 with Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, following the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad.

Israel has publicly declared its mistrust of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Islamist faction that led the campaign that ...