Syria's top diplomat met with Russian officials Thursday on the first visit to Moscow by a member of the new government in ...

Shaibani, stated that his country wants Russia by its side, and appealed for Moscow's support during talks in the Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Syria's foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani in ...

Syria clashes erupt, Gaza tensions rise, and Ukraine hits back. Start your week with the key defense and security headlines ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani met in Moscow on Thursday to build on ...

Russia has announced Syria’s foreign minister will visit Moscow. This marks the first official visit by a Syrian official since former President Bashar Assad was ousted last year.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday promised reconstruction aid to Syria and extended an invitation to ...

Russia and Syria signalled on Thursday (July 31, 2025) they would bolster ties and review agreements made under the previous ...

A Russian fighter jet taxi on the tarmac of the Hmeimim Air Base, a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located southeast of the city of Latakia in the town of Hmeimim, Syria, on Monday ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace about the role Russia's military played in Syria and what she thinks the legacy of that conflict is today.

Russia’s main base in Syria is the airfield at Hmeimin on the Mediterranean coast, close to the city of Latakia. It’s more than just an airbase: Much of Russia’s senior military personnel ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hand with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Nov. 20, 2017.