Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says U.S. President Donald Trump has invited him to visit the White House on Feb. 4. This will make Netanyahu the first foreign leader to visit Washington in ...

Russia is struggling to retain two military bases in Syria that have enabled it to project influence in the Middle East and ...

Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was briefly subject to special scrutiny on ...

Russia's long-held military presence at Tartus fell into uncertainty after the collapse of the Assad regime last month.

Moscow is anxious to maintain its strategically important military assets in the country, which hosts its only bases outside ...

Senior Russian officials arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for their first meetings with Syria's new leadership under Hayat ...

A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders on Tuesday for the ...

While Russia has maintained its military presence in Syria, recent reports suggest that key agreements — among them a Russian ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ... a series of attacks and Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon. Syria’s government led by Bashar Assad, long funded by tens of billions ...

Moscow understands the importance of commercial ties in politics. The U.S. can beat Putin at his own game. American credibility is on the line. Beyond that, failing to support Syria will cost the ...

"Syria was convenient," said Ulf Laessing ... secret there and Russian presence will be much more visible," he said. Moscow will also have to contend with other powers, including Turkey, which ...