A Syrian war monitor says gunmen loyal to the government have stormed three villages near Syria’s coast, killing nearly 70 ...

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

More than 70 people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between Syrian security forces and Assad loyalists in Latakia.

For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the ...

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

Russia views Libya as an anchor for further entrenchment in the Sahel, where Western disengagement and weakened governments ...

Russia will likely keep a reduced military presence in Syria, achieving a key objective for President Vladimir Putin after the downfall of the Assad regime he backed, according to people familiar with ...

Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces in the wartorn country, according to British defence chiefs.

DUBAI (Reuters) -Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were printed under the rule of toppled President Bashar al-Assad ...

The clashes are the worst since former president Bashar Assad was removed from power in early December by insurgent groups.

He wants to renegotiate the generous Assad-era 49-year lease for Tartous and an indefinite lease for Hmeimim to secure better terms, but doesn't appear to want Moscow shut out altogether.