The bases may stay in exchange for diplomatic backing and money from Russia, which has been deeply involved in Syria's ...

DOZENS of people have been killed after soldiers loyal to ousted tyrant Bashar al-Assad launched a surprise ambush on the ...

Russia's air base at Hmeimim in Syria is sheltering about 9,000 people seeking refuge from a wave of sectarian violence, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on ...

Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...

Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.

The discussions between Moscow and Damascus have revolved primarily around the future of Russia’s military presence in Syria, ...

In addition to around 140 killed in apparent revenge attacks, the dead include at least 50 from government forces and 45 ...

Russia is working with the United States to address ongoing violence in Syria. Clashes between loyalists of former leader ...

For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar Al Assad's repressive ...

Days before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Russia said the Syrian rebels advancing on Damascus were terrorists. Now, with those rebels in power, Moscow senses an opportunity to both expand ...

Fierce clashes over the past two days between security forces under Syria’s new Islamist government and gunmen belonging to ...