By the time the Syrian Civil War erupted at the tail end of the Arab Spring (or Islamist Winter), Russia’s military ... How the West Lost Ukraine is available for purchase wherever books are ...

Syrian banknotes were printed in Russia under Assad's rule Delivery worth 'hundreds of billions' of Syrian pounds - source Putin had phone call with Syria's interim leader on Wednesday Syria faces ...

Why it matters: Russia lost a major ally in the Middle East when Assad was deposed by a rebel offensive on Dec. 8. Assad and his family flew to Moscow as the rebels took Damascus and were granted ...

Russia intervened directly in the Syrian Civil War in September 2015, after Assad lost substantial ground to his armed opponents and looked on the brink of defeat. Russia’s military intervention ...

DUBAI - Syria's central bank said a batch of Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were printed under the rule of toppled President Bashar al-Assad ...

On Friday, Syria’s central bank announced that a shipment of local currency had arrived from Russia, where the Syrian lira has been printed for years. The move follows a phone call between Syria ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Rebels led ...

Russia's Putin Holds Phone Call With Syria's Sharaa MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, the Kremlin said on Wednesday ...

The sudden, unexpected downfall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last month was a searingly stunning blow to Russia’s status in Syria, its ambition to be a key player in the Middle East, and ...

But Moscow lost much more than ... long-term consequences on Russia’s ability to project force. “Following the collapse of the Assad regime, Russia’s former Syrian ally, Russia’s Permanent ...

DUBAI - Syria's central bank said that Syrian currency had arrived at Damascus airport from Russia, where banknotes were printed under the rule of toppled President Bashar al-Assad, Syria's state ...

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during its long war DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ...