Assad became the president of Syria in 2000, succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad, who ruled from 1971 until he died in 2000. For nearly 14 years, the country had been in a civil war, starting as ...

Moscow, itself under U.S. and European sanctions over its war in Ukraine, has no such qualms. “Russia’s advantage in ...

(Reuters) -Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any ...

Moscow Confirms Syria's Assad Has Been Granted Political Asylum. Published Dec 09, 2024 at 4:58 AM EST Updated Dec 09, 2024 at 12:17 PM EST. By .

Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

Assad’s departure leaves unclear Moscow’s military role in the country. The Russian presence includes not only Hmeimim, but also Syria’s sole warm-water port in the nearby coastal city of ...

Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source.

Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow after fleeing Damascus, Russian state media report. Russia was a key ally of Assad's regime - the former president and his family will now ...

Just a decade ago, the world watched as Russia made a bold and high-stakes intervention in Syria. In 2015, when Bashar ...

Footage shows Syria’s notorious former general living freely in exile as questions grow over his role in a vast corruption ...

Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source told Russian news agencies on Sunday, and a deal ...