DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...

Syria is open to allowing Russia to keep hold of its two military bases in the country, two months after rebel groups ousted Kremlin ally Bashar Assad and set in motion a Russian troop and ...

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. By Paul Sonne and Christina Goldbaum ...

A Russian delegation arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, marking the first official visit to Syria by Russian officials since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad in December. Al-Assad ...

First to pay an official high-level visit to Syria was Russia, with Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov arriving in Damascus on 28 January. He met with the new President of Syria, Ahmed al ...

Russian intervention in Syria Moscow intervened in favor of Assad's regime in 2015, with Russian air power crucial in turning the tide of Syria's 13-year civil war. After he was ousted in December ...

Syria’s new authorities terminated a contract this week with a Russian company that had managed the port of Tartous for more than five years, further restricting the Russian presence in the country ...

Prior to the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011, both Moscow and Tehran had their own respective strategic partnerships with Damascus. Russia’s partnership was anchored to the naval base in ...

The Syrian sources had no further details on Bogdanov's meetings or how long the visit would last. There was no immediate comment from Russian authorities. Russia was a longtime Assad ally and ...

Moscow, Jan 29 (EFE).- Russia Wednesday expressed its commitment to maintaining a “permanent dialogue” with Syria’s new leadership, following the first visit by a Russian delegation since ...

Russia is welcome to assist the Syrian people in rebuilding their country as long as Syria's national interests are protected, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hajari, the spiritual leader of the Druze community ...