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Syrian authorities requested Russia to extradite ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad, but were turned down, Syrian President ...

Russian intelligence service head says meeting took place on sidelines of conference on Afghanistan last week - Anadolu ...

Syria's ambassador to Moscow has requested asylum in Russia, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, citing a source. The ...

In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara said Moscow has rejected his government’s plea to extradite ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad in exchange for continued Russian military presence in Syria. Al-Shara, who ...

Assad’s regime collapsed, Israel’s military activity in Syria has grown increasingly aggressive. The Israel Defense Forces ...

The icy winds of Moscow offer little warmth for exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose sudden downfall on December 8 sent shockwaves through the Middle East. Once the unchallenged ruler of ...

The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for a car bomb that killed a senior Russian military officer near Moscow on Friday, hours before U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet President ...

Russia, of course, was cited as another reason to continue the status quo. If the U.S. departed, the argument went, the ...

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa backing efforts to ensure Syria's territorial integrity and offering Russia's "practical cooperation" on a whole range of ...