The Kremlin is attempting to present itself as a partner to the new leadership in Syria. However, Moscow's sheltering of ...

With its focus on war with its neighbor, Russia has taken its eyes off the ball elsewhere. As a result, its position is much ...

Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces ...

ELLIOTT ABRAMS is Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in senior positions ...

Syria's defence minister could allow Bashar al-Assad strongest ally to retain its military bases on the Mediterranean coast ...

In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...

Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate ...

The regime is grappling with the collapse of its regional "Axis of Resistance" and mounting economic troubles at home.

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ...

Arab leaders have warmly welcomed Ahmed al-Sharaa as Syria's interim president, with close allies of his deposed predecessor ...

Bashar-al Assad fled the country on December 8 to take refuge in the Russian capital, where he owns several luxury apartments ...