The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

Russia has evacuated some staff from its diplomatic missions in Damascus, as well as personnel from the embassies of Belarus, ...

Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, as rebels said they had ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia has evacuated at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus region in recent days in co-ordination with ...

A group of unknown gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Sunday after Islamist rebels took the city and overthrew ...

Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...

David Lammy has branded Bashar Assad the “rat of Damascus” who fled to Russia with his “tail between his legs”. The Foreign ...

The city stands at an important intersection between Damascus, the capital, and Syria's coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus - the Syrian leader´s base of support and home to a Russian ...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" ...

A group of unknown gunmen stormed the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Sunday after Islamist rebels took the city and overthrew the regime of Bashar Assad, who the Russian Foreign Ministry says fled ...