Russia and Iran have strongly condemned Israel’s latest airstrikes on Syrian territory, calling them illegal and ...

A roundup of key international reactions after Israeli air strikes near the Defence Ministry and presidential palace.

Republican congressman and Israel caucus co-chair Joe Wilson rebukes Israeli military strikes on Syria, calling them ...

In early 2025, Damascus cancelled a Russian management contract for the port of Tartus – signed in 2019 – and replaced it with an $800mn investment agreement with Dubai Ports World.

Israel struck Damascus and southern Syria on Wednesday, urging a troop pullback and saying the move was to protect the Druze minority in the region.

Russia understands "there are terrorists there who the Syrian army is fighting and the terrorists are shelling heavily Damascus -- and that has been neglected," he said.

"Russia simply needs a government in Damascus that would ensure its interests, and it would be willing to make a deal with that government," she said.

Many observers point to Moscow’s close ties with Damascus going back to the 1950s as a reason for Russia now acting to defend the al-Assad regime in Syria against its many internal and external ...

Russia is defending a massive assault on a Damascus suburb by Syrian and Russian warplanes that an independent monitor says killed at least 250 civilians in two days. Accessibility links.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Moscow was in contact with all Syrian rebel groups after Bashar al-Assad fled Damascus. Assad stepped down and left the country after talks with Syrian ...

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday said that it strongly condemned an Israeli air strike on the Syrian city of Damascus and its surroundings, calling it a "flagrant violation" of international law.