The Russian military says it will help Syria strengthen its air defences after the US strike on a Syrian air base, the Associated Press (AP) reported. Russian defence ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said that a “complex of measures” to strengthen Syrian air defences will be...

( Reuters )- A deadly poison gas attack in Syria this week led TV news bulletins across the West with images of the victims -- children and adults struggling to breathe -- front and center. In Russia, it was item 10 of 17 and the victims were not shown. Western governments have unanimously...

( Daily Star )- The Kremlin Thursday said U.S. allegations that Syrian forces carried out a deadly chemical attack are not based on "objective" information. "We consider a much more measured approach necessary and do not think it is possible to surrender oneself to hasty conclusions about...

By Abdul Salam Haj Bakri (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rregime supporters in coastal Latakia city have been dismayed by the terrible noise made by Russian planes while taking off and landing in Hmeimim airbase. Residents also complained that the fighter jets fly low over cities and towns and...