Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus port.

Vladimir Putin is still struggling to re-assert himself in the Middle East after the fall of his ally Bashar al-Assad’s regime, according to the UK. The Russian president helped to prop up the dictator’s regime in Syria since 2015 amid years of civil war,

Iran and Russia signed a 20-year strategic partnership treaty. It outlines significant economic and military cooperation.

The contract, signed in 2019, had committed Moscow to invest at least $500 million in modernizing the port. With the agreement now void, all revenues from the port's operations will go directly to the Syrian state,

From Syria to Libya to Georgia, Putin's grip on his global empire is loosening. Thus far only Turkey and Israel benefit. Will the West rise to the occasion too?

Behrouz Esbati said he partially blamed Russia for the fall of Assad's government, in a rare break from Iran's official line on Syria.

Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

“Bashar al-Assad visits his aunt in her modest home in Moscow, in the Russian Republic ... an English translation of the video’s description reads. According to the Syria Times, al-Assad visited “wounded soldiers [including Dunya who] were injured ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian may discuss the situation in Syria, the Middle East, and Iran's nuclear programme on Friday, during Pezeshkian's visit to Russia, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian for the signing of a broad partnership pact

For years, Syria has been a focal point of international conflict, drawing in global powers with competing interests. The country has seen shifting alliances, military interventions, and economic dependencies that have shaped its political landscape.