It is the first official confirmation that Russian authorities have denied the request from Damascus. Assad and his family ...

Ahmed al-Shara said his government was discussing military support with Russia and Turkey, appealed for a lifting of ...

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Moscow was in contact with all Syrian rebel groups after Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus. Assad stepped down and left the country after talks with Syrian ...

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 ...

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

Russia, of course, was cited as another reason to continue the status quo. If the U.S. departed, the argument went, the ...

DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron ...

Syria’s president has received a Republican member of Congress in the first visit to the country by American legislators ...

Two U.S. Congress members landed in Damascus on Friday to meet Syrian officials, the first visit by American lawmakers to the ...

Early on December 8, rebel fighters reached Damascus, prompting Assad to flee for his coastal stronghold of Latakia, in coordination with Russian forces. Damascus airport stopped operating.