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

The new Syrian government has terminated the agreement with the Russian company Stroytransgaz on the management of the Tartus ...

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

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

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

The rebel offensive benefited from careful preparation and the support of Turkey, which occupies territory in Syria’s north ...

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

The contract, signed in 2019, had committed Moscow to invest at least $500 million in modernizing the port. With the ...

Russia's Mediterranean foothold faces uncertainty, with Tartus’s future hanging in the balance and alternative bases in Libya ...

Ukraine welcomes the cancellation by the Syrian authorities of the investment agreement with the Russian side on Russia's use of the seaport of Tartus.

Syria has ended its 49-year investment contract with Russia for the Port of Tartus, redirecting all revenue to the Syrian ...