Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Russia’s intervention on behalf of former Syrian leader Bashar Assad once turned the tide of Syria's civil war ...

Ben Hubbard and Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Damascus and Idlib, Syria The Russian military appeared to be packing up equipment at one of its most critical bases in Syria on Friday, in what ...

In Syria, after 13 years of civil war, armed rebels took the capital Damascus, in a lightning advance, prompting President ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia has evacuated at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus region in recent days in co-ordination with ...

The Rebel Group aiming to topple President Bashar al-Assad have stunned his regime and foreign governments alike with the ...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" ...

France raised a flag on Tuesday over its embassy in Damascus, Syria, after it had been closed for 12 years during the country ...

In his first public comments since fleeing Syria and being evacuated to Russia, former leader Bashar al-Assad says his ...