Russia has declined to comment on reports that Syria has demanded the return of Bashar al-Assad in return for allowing Moscow to maintain its military bases in the Middle Eastern country.

Russian MP Alexei Zhuravlyov has proposed that Bashar al-Assad receive Russian citizenship. It's important to remember that the former president of Syria is currently residing in Russia.

War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's repressive regime. No longer. With Assad gone, at both Hmeimim and at Russia's Soviet-era Tartous Naval Base ...

Days before the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, Russia said the Syrian rebels advancing on Damascus were terrorists. Now, with those rebels in power, Moscow senses an opportunity to both expand ...

The Kremlin has denied reports that claim Asma al-Assad is seeking a return to London following her husband's exile in Moscow. Two African states are frustrating Moscow's efforts to establish a ...

said the rebels’ stunning advance “reflects a likely catastrophic loss of Russia’s significant investment in the Assad regime and Russia’s foothold in the Mediterranean.” He added ...

There's been an increase in US forces' drone attacks on former Al Qaeda operatives in the Syrian province of Idlib since the fall of Bachar al-Assad's regime. Analysis by FRANCE 24's Wassim Nasr.

marking the first official visit to Syria by Russian officials since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad in December. Al-Assad, a long-time ally of Moscow, fled to Russia following a rapid ...

Assad was later confirmed to have fled and been given sanctuary in Russia, where Vladimir Putin has long been one of his closest allies. Among key concerns for al-Shibani are the sanctions imposed ...

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 ...