The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the ...

TARTUS, syria — Loyalists who support the government of President Bashar Assad are flocking to the Mediterranean port of Tartus, creating an overflowing boomtown far removed from the tangled ...

That report goes on to say that Tartus can dock nuclear submarines, it is the receiving point for Russian weapons shipments to Syria and it is linked to a well-developed network of roads and railways.

The Israeli army carried out airstrikes in Latakia and Tartus in northwestern Syria on Friday, targeting "storage facilities" containing "missiles," resulting in one fatality and property damage.

Syria has ended its Tartus port contract with Russia, allocating management of the facility to Damascus, according to the Kyiv Independent.. The new government, which assumed power following the ...

Using Tartus, and the Hmeimim air base, about 60 kilometers up the coast, Russian forces helped Syria’s air force obliterate swaths of Syrian cities, causing major civilian casualties while ...

On November 27, a powerful force led by Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive in northern Syria.

HMEIMIM, Syria (AP) — A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway towards the Syrian city of Tartus on Monday as soldiers stood guard. Planes periodically descended and rose ...

A colossal explosion rocked the Syrian port city of Tartus overnight, following a presumed Israeli airstrike, fueling fresh scrutiny over Israel's actions in Syria following the Assad regime's ouster.

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.

Russia was set to extend its reach on Syria's west coast by leasing a Mediterranean seaport in Tartus, but China and Iran have also set their sights on the region's lucrative trade routes.