Syria and Russia reached a memorandum of understanding to settle the future of Russian bases at Tartus and Khmeimim following 18 months of intensive negotiations, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said on ...

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa suggested that Tartus port could serve as an alternative to the Strait of Hormuz, enhancing regional trade. He highlighted Syria's strategic location as a potential ...

The first cargo of Syrian crude oil to be exported from the port of Tartus since the Syrian civil war was lifted on September 1. The Greek-owned tanker Nissos Christiana (114,264 dwt), loaded 600,000 ...

More than its weapons sales to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia's greatest strategic and geopolitical interest in Syria is the use of a deep-water port at Tartus. RFE/RL takes a ...

Syria denied Thursday reports about a Russian commercial logistics center at the Mediterranean port of Tartus, calling the claims “baseless.” A Western media outlet, citing unidentified Syrian ...

Satellite imagery taken on December 9 suggests that for the second time this week, the Russian Mediterranean Flotilla has left its home base at Tartus. On this occasion, the departure may be permanent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Russian ship is pictured at the Russian naval base in the Syrian Mediterranean port of Tartus on September 26, 2019. (Photo by ...