The Khmeimim airbase in Latakia has been a lifeline for Russia’s expanding influence in Africa, from Libya to several ...

Ukraine could be behind rising militant activities in Syria; the next US administration is unlikely to accept Russia’s terms to end the Ukraine conflict; and anti-government protests in Georgia ...

The overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the coming to power of the armed opposition, supported by Western ...

European Union foreign ministers plan to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss recent developments in Syria and Georgia ... took control of Damascus. Ministers will also deal with the situation ...

"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor ...

SAYDNAYA, Syria (AP ... Abby Sewell in Damascus and Elena Becatoros in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, contributed. Kavelashvili is inaugurated as Georgia's president, complica ...

Washington is scrapping a long-standing reward for the arrest of Syria's new leader, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday, ...

Jimmy Carter, the oldest living U.S. president of all time, has died according to his son at his home in Plains, Georgia ... Damascus, the capital. Rebels claimed victory, as Syria's former ...

Syria has been rocked by 13 years of civil conflict, sparked by the March 2011 pro-democracy demonstrations against repressive governmental rule. The Syrian escalations take place as Assad's ...