The bases may stay in exchange for diplomatic backing and money from Russia, which has been deeply involved in Syria's ...

He wants to renegotiate the generous Assad-era 49-year lease for Tartous and an indefinite lease for Hmeimim to secure better terms, but doesn't appear to want Moscow shut out altogether.

Russia views Libya as an anchor for further entrenchment in the Sahel, where Western disengagement and weakened governments ...

"We are primarily interested in understanding the essence of President Trump's new line," a former Russian envoy told ...

But even in a relatively permissive environment, Russia’s appetite for global upheaval has limits. New bursts of conflict ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has sought to position Turkey as an energy hub, connecting gas producers to its east and south ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has been trying to position Turkey as an energy hub, connecting natural gas producers ...