The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the ...

The overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dealt a crushing blow to Russia’s aspirations to great-power status. Due to ...

As Russia clings to its only bases in the Mediterranean — they’re on the coast of Syria — Ukraine is moving aggressively to ...

The year also saw the continuation of longer-term trends that were no less consequential – from ever-improving artificial ...

Syria's new government likely needs arms to solidify its hold on power. That's an opening for its Turkish backers.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish-held areas in northeast Syria cannot live without other parts of the country, therefore ...

Syria’s new foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart that the two nations endured “the same suffering” and hoped for ...

Sharaa, Syria’s de facto leader, envisions a four-year timeline for elections and a three-year plan to draft a new constitution, signalling a transformative phase for the war-torn nation. As Syria ...

There is fertile ground for cooperation to revive war-torn Syria but international sanctions, Israel in the south, terrorist ...

This New Year’s Eve, Vladimir Putin is marking a quarter-century as Russia’s first man. While his grip on power appears more ...