Syria receives local currency printed in Russia before Assad's fall
Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were ...
Putin has a ‘constructive’ conversation in first call with Syria’s new leader, Kremlin says
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s new leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since ...
Putin's refuge for Bashar al-Assad in Moscow hitting Russian efforts to keep forces in Syria, says UK
Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces ...
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Rebalancing Russia’s Mediterranean strategy: From showing the flag to retreating to the gray zone
Either maintaining Russia’s military bases in Syria or finding an alternative outpost in the Mediterranean will prove ...
The Times of Israel10d
Sharaa to discuss defense pact, Turkish bases in Syria with Erdogan
Ankara said to seek air bases in central Syrian desert as it seeks to replace Iran as the main power in the war-ravaged ...
Seattle Times12d
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
The Kremlin’s backing of the military leader of eastern Libya could offer an alternative location for a Russian naval base on ...
The Hindu15d
Russia, seeking to keep bases in Syria, says it held 'frank' talks with new leader
Russia said on Wednesday (January 29, 2025) it had held "frank" discussions with ... and air force backed Mr. Assad for years against Syrian rebels, is seeking to retain its naval base in Tartous ...
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Visiting a Russian air base to see how Moscow will fare after the fall of the regime
Russia was a key ally to Syria for decades ... Vladimir Putin looming over the entrance of the Khmeimim Russian Air Base in Latakia, on the Mediterranean coast. Five armed Russian soldiers ...