The bases may stay in exchange for diplomatic backing and money from Russia, which has been deeply involved in Syria's ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the ...

Russia has sought a rapprochement with Syria’s new rulers, including with an injection of cash for Syria’s central bank.

Now, with those rebels in power, Moscow senses an opportunity to both expand its economic footprint in Syria and hold on to its military bases there. It is a surprising rapprochement. Russian ...

A series of violent clashes in Syria points to both the lingering Russian and Iranian presence in the country, as well as the ...

For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar Al Assad's repressive ...

LATAKIA, Syria-For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Mr Bashar al ...

Days before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Russia said the Syrian rebels ... to both expand its economic footprint in Syria and hold on to its military bases there.

A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst ...

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON - Israel is lobbying the United States to keep Syria weak and decentralised, including by letting Russia keep its military bases there to counter Turkey's growing influence in ...

LATAKIA, Syria (Reuters) - For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar ...