The discussions in Ankara will include establishing Turkish airbases in central Syria and training for Syria's new army.

Syria’s new authorities terminated a contract this week with a Russian company that had managed the port of Tartous for more than five years, further restricting the Russian presence in the country ...

Syrian government spokespeople either said they could not confirm the reports, or did not respond to requests for comment. Semi-official Syrian newspaper Al-Watan on Thursday quoted the head of ...

The man is insistent: Our ship is in difficulty, so keep your distance, he instructs another vessel over the radio. “Warship on your course,” he says. “I am drifting. I’m not under command.” ...

Syria's defence minister could allow Bashar al-Assad strongest ally to retain its military bases on the Mediterranean coast ...

Russia is engaged in discussions with Syrian authorities regarding the future of its military bases in Syria. Following ...

Tartous, SANA-Tartous Governor Ahmad al-Shami discussed with UNICEF Representative in Syria Yasumasa Kimura, joint cooperation to support governmental efforts in the water, health and education ...

Sharaa, who declared himself president last week, is the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the armed Islamist group that led the offensive against Assad and dominates Syria’s new government.

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 ...

Management of the Tartous naval base has already been revoked from Russia and allocated to Syria when the country terminated a 49-year investment contract with Moscow. The two military bases ...

Assad's other main backer - Russia - is also in talks with the new Damascus administration about the fate of its two military bases in Syria, a naval base in Tartous and an air base near the port ...