Syria's ambassador to Moscow has requested asylum in Russia, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, citing a source.

The icy winds of Moscow offer little warmth for exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose sudden downfall on December 8 ...

Worldcategory· April 14, 2025 Syrian ambassador to Moscow requests asylum in Russia, TASS reports Syria's ambassador to Moscow has requested asylum in Russia, state news agency TASS reported on ...

At the same time, Russia's role in Syria may be additionally bolstered by the rapprochement being pursued by the Trump administration with Moscow. After the U.S. and Russia also jointly submitted ...

More remarkable still is that Washington and Moscow have come together to request Security Council action. The UN organ previously had been an arena of an intense U.S.–Russia rivalry on Syria ...

Scores of people gathered Friday outside the main Russian air base in Syria near Jableh to ask Moscow for protection. Russia joined Syria's conflict in 2015, siding with Assad, although it has ...

March 29, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/KHALIL ASHAWI) Syria’s Foreign Ministry announced on Monday the recall of its ambassadors from Moscow and Riyadh, citing a broader restructuring of the ...

Russia’s involvement in Syria is another potential flashpoint as Trump tries to bring Moscow to the table on a ceasefire with Ukraine. In a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 18 ...

Reuters was not able to immediately contact Jaafari, 69. Syria's embassy in Moscow did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Russian President Vladimir Putin granted asylum to former ...

The strike on Sumy wasn’t an error, aberration or mishap. It fits into Russia’s long-established tactics — and Washington ...