Syrian leader al-Sharaa reportedly also demands reparations as Moscow delegation seeks to secure strategic power bases.

For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...

Syria established diplomatic relationship with the Soviet Union in 1944 and became the ... began moving away from the Soviet orbit in the 1970s, Hafez al-Assad’s regime in Syria remained a ...

Hafez al-Assad ... itself with the Soviet Union (as it then was), although it was mostly pragmatic in its dealings with the US and Israel. A personality cult was built around Assad.

It already appears evident that the days of Russia serving as its leading arms supplier have come to an ignominious end.

Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President ...

Hafez al-Assad was one of a generation of Arab strongmen – among ... Syria aligned itself with the Soviet Union (as it then was), although it was mostly pragmatic in its dealings with the US and ...