Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 8 - Syrian rebels are looking for men from deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in foreign embassies in Damascus including the Italian one, the Farnesina (foreign ministry ...

A Syrian former equestrian champion has told how he was jailed and tortured for 21 years after he beat Bashar al Assad's older brother in a competition. Adnan Kassar, once a celebrated figure in ...

Bashar al-Assad's British wife is severely ill from leukaemia and has been given a '50/50' chance of survival by doctors, sources in contact with the family claim. Asma al-Assad reportedly fled to ...

will later join President Joe Biden as he pays a farewell visit to Rome that includes an audience with Pope Francis. Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning ...

NATO Needs to Focus on Southern Flank to Counter Russia, Italy Says ROME (Reuters ... The ousting of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, where the Kremlin operates an airbase and a naval facility ...

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani will host on Thursday at Villa Madama in Rome a meeting of foreign ministers of the so-called Quintet - United States, France, Germany, the United ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday in talks in Rome with European counterparts on the need to encourage ...

STORY: Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries met with Syria's new foreign minister on ...

NATO needs a stronger focus on the south and Africa, Italy's prime minister told a news conference on Thursday, saying Russia ...

ROME - Nato needs a stronger focus on the ... after the collapse of its allied regime in Syria. The ousting of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, where the Kremlin operates an airbase and a naval facility ...