KOCHI: When news broke on December 8 on the sudden collapse of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, even veteran West Asian watchers were aghast. For, Assad’s abdica ...

Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.

The Kremlin has sought to dismiss reports that Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ’s wife is seeking a divorce, after the couple ...

Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...

HMEIMIM AIR BASE, Syria — The Sukhoi fighter aircraft punched through the clouds, its growl echoing over Russia’s Hmeimim air ...

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...

There are indications that Russia is securing its Syrian bases amid concerns that Russian presence in the region may not last ...

The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...

The sudden collapse of the long-established Assad family dictatorship in Syria changes the balance and constellation of ...

Bashar al-Assad’s central bank airlifted around $250mn in cash to Moscow in a two-year period when the then-Syrian dictator ...

We are discussing what can be done under these new circumstances, considering our traditional friendship with Syria and its ...

The regime of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad airlifted around $250 million (Rs 2,082 crore) in cash to Moscow, ...