The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, had been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk ...

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus ...

The new authorities in Syria ended an agreement with the Russian company managing the key port of Tartous in the latest sign ...

Syria's interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...

Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian for the signing of a broad ...

The new Syrian authorities have banned the import of goods from Russia, Israel and Iran. This was announced on January 18 by ...

Berlin says Moscow must respect Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and withdraw its troops from the country - ...

The two countries signed 20-year cooperation pact, but despite anti-US stance there are limits to their partnership.

Their treaty may be a case of "form over substance," and its timing — after Assad's fall and before Trump's return — is key.

The fall of Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin's strategy not only for the Mediterranean but ...