Bashar-al Assad fled the country on December 8 to take refuge in the Russian capital, where he owns several luxury apartments. According to satellite images analyzed by the BBC, the Russian army appears to have accelerated its withdrawal from the Syrian port of Tartous,

For the past ten years, the Cairo office of Russian state media outlets RIA Novosti and Sputnik has centralised their international news coverage in  Arabic. These outlets capitalise on criticism of Western media coverage to amplify the Kremlin’s narrative in the region.

Russia is willing to help with the reconstruction of Syria as it continues to seek a deal with the country’s new leadership to retain two vital military bases, according to a senior Middle East policy adviser to the Russian government.

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President Bashar al-Assad fled the country, according to Russian state news.

Two African states are frustrating Moscow's efforts to establish a stronger ... From Donald Trump being shot at a campaign rally to Bashar al-Assad's shock overthrow, Newsweek writers on the ...

Assad, fled to Moscow last year after being ousted in a lightning rebel offensive that ended five decades of rule by the Assad family.

Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has requested Russia to hand over former president Bashar al-Assad, who fled to Russia after being toppled by insurgents in December, a Syrian source told Reuters.

Al-Sharaa is not willing to continue cooperation with Moscow without 'concrete measures such as compensation, reconstruction, and recovery' after years of support for the Assad regime

After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.

President Trump’s choice to serve as the director of national intelligence faced tough questions from senators in both parties.

Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, faced harsh criticism of her past defense of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and comments seen as supportive of Russia at a confirmation hearing on Thursday.