Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...

Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by ...

Russia’s crucial diesel attack submarines can likely no longer operate in the Mediterranean Sea, after Moscow appears to have ...

The U.S. bombing campaign in Syria following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's Regime highlighted Western concerns about the ...

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus ...

This monthly report from Hudson’s Zineb Riboua examines Russia’s growing influence in the Middle East and Africa. Putin ...

The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia ... The former first lady is being cared for in Moscow — where her husband fled after his regime ...

MOSCOW - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ...

On Jan. 1, 2025, several media outlets including Newsweek and The Sun reported on a supposed poison attack on the exiled former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, who resides in Russia ...

Chilling reports from Moscow claim Bashar al-Assad, Syria's ousted leader, narrowly survived a poisoning attempt. Under Putin’s protection, Assad reportedly faced a life-threatening incident ...