Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...

Russia has evacuated some staff from its diplomatic missions in Damascus, as well as personnel from the embassies of Belarus, ...

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

For decades, Russia has been trying to rebuild its influence in the Middle East. But after the rapid collapse of the Assad ...

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 ...

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 Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but ...

A lengthy convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway heading towards the Syrian city of Tartous on Monday as ...

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 ...

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

Russia, a longstanding ally of Assad, granted the ousted Syrian leader asylum last weekend after helping him to flee his country as the rebels approached Damascus. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has ...

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