Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani shake hands at the end of a joint ...

Russia clearly wanted to pivot to work with Sharaa. It likely extended feelers long ago, recognizing HTS as a potential partner, even after a decade of fighting in Syria. Syrian President Ahmed ...

Syria could become a flashpoint in escalating global power rivalries as the United States, China and Russia compete to win influence over the state. As the relatively new Syrian government tries to ...

MOSCOW — Syria's top diplomat met with Russian officials Thursday on the first visit to Moscow by a member of the new government in Damascus since former Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted in a ...

But the U.S. has intervened in Syrian leadership succession in the past. In fact, as Syrian Independence Day approaches on ...

Russia’s military buildup in Syria could set back the self-proclaimed Islamic State and lay the groundwork for a political transition, but could also lead to a confrontation with the United States, ...

Forces supporting the Syrian government could be using Russian-made cluster munitions in airstrikes, according to the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW). The human rights charity ...

Despite Syria's initial cooperation, negotiations between Russia and the U.S. to eliminate chemical weapons in Syria aren't going very well. "Unfortunately, it's necessary to note that in contacts ...

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