Newly captured satellite imagery shows Russia appearing to evacuate military equipment from a key naval base in Syria. The images are the latest sign that Moscow is scaling down its footprint in the ...

Syria resumed heavy crude oil exports from the Tartus terminal on the country’s western coast for the first time in years, the Energy Ministry said Monday. In a statement, the ministry said 600,000 ...

Russia's guided-missile corvette Veliky Ustyug sails from Tartus, Syria,to patrol the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday. Two Russian diesel-electric submarines of the Project 636.3 Varshavyanka class ...

Syria’s newly established authorities initiated a major security operation on Thursday in Tartus province, responding to the killing of 14 policemen the day before, Reuters reported. The crackdown ...

Russia and Syria have signed an agreement this week to expand Russia’s sole foreign base – a naval repair facility in Syria – into a larger naval base capable of permanently hosting 11 ships, ...

sraeli strikes in Tartus countryside caused massive explosions, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported early Monday, as the Israeli regime continues to target and destroy Syria's military capabilities.

Russia has announced plans to dramatically expand its naval facility in Tartus and air base at Hmeimim, Syria. The deal will see Russia keep 11 warships off Syria's Mediterranean coast, including ...

Tartus has itself largely escaped the conflict in Syria, but posters of its sons killed fighting for the government of Bashar al-Assad elsewhere in the country line the western city's main road. A ...

The wealthy Syrian port city of Tartus, a stronghold of the Assad regime, is an island of calm in the war-torn country -- for now. Members of Assad's Alawite clan and the Christian minority are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New satellite images show Russian cargo ships docked at Tartus to haul away military equipment. Russia's presence at the key naval ...