Russia thus “wins points” with countries in the Global South, inside and outside of the Middle East, through both purely ...

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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Syria’s new leader is keen to ...

Trump's administration has warned that there could be "serious consequences" regarding Russia's plan to build a naval base in ...

Syrian and Russian soldiers took part in joint drills at the Tartus naval base in 2022. (Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday the country’s military ...

The Trump administration is torn over how to respond to Russia’s military presence in Syria and whether to ask the new transitional government to oust Russian forces from a naval and air base in ...

Russia, Iran, and Iraq are working to revive a strategic oil pipeline from Iraq to Syria's Mediterranean coast.

In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

Russia’s involvement in Syria is another potential flashpoint as Trump tries to bring Moscow to the table on a ceasefire with Ukraine. In a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 ...

Ever since the toppling of Bashar Assad in Syria in December, Russia has been unsure whether its armed forces will be able to ...