The Ursa Major, a 466ft vessel owned by the Russian defence ministry, has sunk in the Mediterranean after an 'explosion' on board - it is thought to have been on a secret mission to Syria ...

An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving ...

Political shifts in United States, Syria and war theatre in Middle East made international headlines throughout the year ...

A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ...

Moscow cargo ship with Syria ties sinks as North Korean troop casualties ‘exceed 3,000’ - Zelensky warns of greater military ...

Assad’s wife have addressed divorce rumours amid calls for her UK passport to be scrapped. It comes as the deposed Syrian ...

Ursa Major, built in 2009, sank following an engine room explosion, according to authorities in Moscow. The company operating ...

Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.

The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, that was alleged to be evacuating military personnel and materièl from Russian bases in ...

The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish city of Águilas and Algeria's Oran ...

SPECIAL REPORT – In the last days of 2024, The Cipher Brief turned to our network of experts – who spend much of their time ...

The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...