President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. In his first public comments on the ...

The military intervention allowed Assad to reclaim control of most of Syria, making the Kremlin a key power broker in the Middle East and boosting Russia’s prestige. Putin's triumphal visit to ...

Putin denied that Assad’s fall was a defeat for Russia and claimed that the main reason for Moscow’s military operation in Syria was to prevent the rise of terrorist groups. “You want to ...

"Who needs presidents without a country", "That's it, that's Putin's attitude to his pawns", "That's the life of dictators, ...

FALLEN Syrian dictator Bashar Assad may not be as safe as he thinks in his new sanctuary, experts warned last night. The overthrown war criminal - dubbed the "butcher of Syria" after mass killings ...

Russian state media has turned on Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad as they blame him for the capitulation of his regime and attempt to shift any responsibility from Moscow. Vladimir Putin's news ...

Asked by the US network’s Keir Simmons about Tice on Thursday, Putin said, “I haven’t met with President [Bashar al-]Assad since his arrival in Moscow, but I plan to do so, I will definitely ...

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Syria’s new leader is keen to build ties with Moscow.

The Syrian authorities officially requested the Kremlin to extradite dictator Bashar al-Assad after he fled to Russia. However, Moscow refused, according to a statement by Syria’s interim president, ...

Analysts suggest this could severely dent Russian President Vladimir Putin’s standing as a dependable security ally. According to the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Assad’s ...

A ship carrying 6,600 tons of wheat arrived at the Syrian port of Latakia, marking the first such shipment since dictator Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia in December 2024, the Syrian government ...