Assad, the Russian-backed dictator of Syria, has led to Russia needing to evacuate its military contingent from the country.

Syria’s new authorities have terminated an agreement with Russia’s Stroytransgaz to manage the Tartus port, Kommersant ...

The Syrian government has canceled the lease agreement that allowed Russia access to the port of Tartus. According to British ...

Two Russian vessels, Sparta and Sparta II, have docked in Tartus, Syria, raising concerns over military logistics amid recent ...

It is possible Russia could deploy its nuclear-powered submarines to the Mediterranean, but that is unlikely. The waters are a de facto NATO lake that has limited entry points and the Kremlin may not ...

Russia has lost a naval base after Syria ended an investment contract with Moscow, asserting its authority over the Tartus ...

The new Syrian authorities have canceled an investment agreement with a Russian company on the management of the port of ...

The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by ...

The Sparta II, a Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions, had been drifting near Tartus since Jan. 5 after leaving Baltiysk ...

Russia’s crucial diesel attack submarines can likely no longer operate in the Mediterranean Sea, after Moscow appears to have ...

The Tartus port is Russia’s sole naval base outside the former Soviet Union and has played a critical role in Moscow’s ...