Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces ...

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra said that there is a possibility Russia could hold onto the bases — Hmeimim air base and Tartus port — "if we get benefits for Syria out of this." ...

The Kremlin’s backing of the military leader of eastern Libya could offer an alternative location for a Russian naval base on ...

World powers are jockeying for influence, as Syria’s ... an alternative location for a Russian naval base on the Mediterranean. Already, Russia has been using Libyan air bases for flights.

Syria's new defense minister said that relations with Russia, which supported Assad, have improved. Hmeimim and Tartus bases are strategic for Russia, offering major air and naval advantages. Syria is ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests ...

Syria’s new government is open to allowing Russia to keep its strategic military bases in the country after the ouster of ...