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 ...

Russian officials have been forced to issue a statement after reports emerged suggesting the wife of ousted Syrian dictator ...

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 ...

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 ...

Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally ...

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

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 ...

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

The Kremlin has been forced to issue an embarrassing denial of allegations the former Syrian dictator's wife was leaving him.