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

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, ...

A military official at al-Khadim air base in eastern Libya said that a half-dozen Russian planes — some coming from Russia ...

President Bashar al Assad has left office and Syria after giving orders for there to be a peaceful transfer of power, says ...

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

Iraq has taken in more than a thousand Syrian soldiers who requested permission to cross the border, Iraqi media report.

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

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

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 ...

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

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