On December 8, as opposition forces breached Damascus, Syria’s longest-serving dictator sought political asylum in Russia.

International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels ...

Three killed in cross-border attacks as 1,700 of Kyiv’s troops desert army - Around 1,700 soldiers of a high-profile unit ...

At least three people have been killed on both sides of the Russia-Ukrainian border on Friday, local officials said, as the ...

The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said in a Telegram ... Crowds of Syrians gathered in the central squares of Damascus to celebrate the news of Assad's departure. Some chanted anti-Assad slogans and ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia has evacuated at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus region in recent days in co-ordination with ...

A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...

Russian gas is no longer flowing to EU states through Ukraine following the expiration of a five-year deal, closing an energy route that has existed since the end of the Soviet Union in 1991.