Under the leadership of Ramzan Kadyrov, the predominantly Muslim southern Russian republic of Chechnya has maintained a high degree of autonomy while remaining loyal to the Kremlin and Russian ...

Ramzan Kadyrov, the leader of Chechnya in southern Russia, was reported last week to have submitted a request to the Kremlin ...

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been ...

The Arab Parliament and Arab League have condemned Israeli airstrikes near Syria's Presidential Palace in Damascus, calling on the international community and the United Nations to take action ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Israel’s air force struck near Syria’s presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority ...

DAMASCUS: Israel bombed an area near the presidential palace in Damascus early on Friday, in its clearest threat yet to Syria’s new authorities of its readiness to ramp up military action in the ...

DAMASCUS -- The Syrian presidency on Friday strongly condemned the earlier Israeli strike that targeted an area near the presidential palace in Damascus, noting that the country will defend the ...

JERUSALEM/DAMASCUS -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement on Friday that Israel attacked overnight near the presidential palace in ...