Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing for the removal of the Taliban and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from the list of terrorist organisations, creating a legal basis for changes in relations with these groups.

The Russian authorities continue to establish a legal framework to remove the Taliban and HTS from the list of banned terrorist organizations. The decisions serve several purposes, reports the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could operate in Syria’s contested airspace.

Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Russia’s intelligence agency on Saturday accused the United States and the United Kingdom of plotting to use Islamic State (ISIS) militants to carry out “terrorist attacks” on its military facilities in Syria,

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters.

It’s uncertain how much success Russia is having while negotiating with Syria’s dominant forces to retain its naval and air bases in the country. Kremlin’s ambitions in the Middle East and Africa might take a hit.

With the collapse of the Assad regime and Russia’s declining influence in Syria, some are saying that an opportunity for a rapprochement between Israel and Ukraine now exists, where it hadn't ...

In an hourlong televised meeting with his top military brass, Vladimir Putin left Syria unmentioned and made it clear that winning in Ukraine was his top priority.

Russia appears to be moving some of its military equipment from Syria to Africa, where Moscow is expanding its military footprint.