Putin's military might was pivotal for Bashar al-Assad, unleashing catastrophic air raids on both rebels and civilian localities. Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger, who led the intelligence ...

Vladimir Putin met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Moscow, according to a Thursday morning Kremlin announcement. Putin told Assad he wanted the Syrian leader's opinion on the situation in ...

Vladimir Putin has lost his key anchor of influence in the Middle East with the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, but he seemingly knew it was coming and was chatting with new players in the ...

Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces in the wartorn country, according to British defence chiefs. They ...

The possibility of another war in the Middle East has sucked attention, energy and resources away from Ukraine.

While Iran has helped ally Russia in its fight against Ukraine, there might be little that Moscow can or will do now to repay the favor.

Washington's move follows the lifting of sanctions on Damascus after the ouster of the al-Assad government in December in a ...

If Tehran’s mullahs are hoping that their supposed ally Vladimir Putin will come to their aid in their hour of need, they are ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that "unjustified" U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear sites were pushing the ...

U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance ...