At Tartus, Russia emptied out its warships from the port, with some vessels spotted lingering off Syria's coast. And transport aircraft were seen at Hmeimim packing up critical equipment.

Asked if Russia would be allowed to maintain its naval port at Tartus and the Hmeimim ... war” in the northeast but that Syria had asked Ankara for space for negotiations. In the weeks after ...

Syria’s new government has canceled a 49-year lease signed with Russia to operate the port of Tartus, home to Moscow’s sole naval base on the Mediterranean Sea. The lease, signed in 2017 ...

After loitering off the Syrian coast for weeks, two Russian cargo ships docked at the port of Tartus, part of a reluctant mission to unravel one of the Kremlin's biggest foreign policy successes ...

Syria’s new authorities have terminated an agreement with Russia’s Stroytransgaz to manage the Tartus port, Kommersant reports. The 49-year deal, signed in 2019, is no longer in effect, according to ...

Syria’s Foreign Ministry couldn’t be reached for comment. At least one of the Russian ships, the Sparta II, designed to transport wheeled cargoes such as trucks, left the Tartus port area on ...

Syria, Monday Dec. 16, 2024. Credit: AP/Leo Correa The termination of a contract for a Russian company to modernize the Tartus commercial port did not directly impact the Russian naval facility ...

This handout satellite image taken by Maxar Technologies on Dec. 17, 2024 shows a view of military vehicles assembled in the port of Tartus in western Syria. Troops loyal to Syria’s new interim ...