Assad

Syria’s Assad, wife test positive for COVID-19

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma have tested positive for COVID-19 after showing… Read More

US sanctions dozens including Bashar al-Assad’s wife

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife and dozens… Read More

Assad ‘has been warned’ on Idlib chemical use: Mattis

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stressed Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been… Read More

Putin meets Assad, calls for ‘political process’ on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in the… Read More

Assad supporters rally in Damascus after Western strikes

DAMASCUS: Thousands of Syrians gathered Monday in Damascus in defiance of Western strikes on the… Read More

Syria chemical attack: what we know

An alleged chemical attack in Syria's rebel-held Douma has sparked international outrage, with Washington warning… Read More

Assad regime promotes Syria as a ‘tourist’ destination

It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air… Read More

Assad negotiators meet UN envoy at Syria peace talks

GENEVA: Syria's government met with United Nations envoys on Wednesday for talks aimed at ending… Read More

Putin informs Trump about talks with Assad: Kremlin

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday informed US counterpart Donald Trump of his talks… Read More

Israeli defence minister says Syria’s Assad ‘victorious’

TEL AVIV: Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that President Bashar al-Assad has… Read More

Syria’s Assad says chemical attack ‘100 percent fabrication’

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town was… Read More

Assad says ready to discuss everything, vows to take back all Syria

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in… Read More

Thousands flee Aleppo onslaught as battle reaches climax

ALEPPO/ ANKARA: Thousands of civilians fled the front lines of fighting in Aleppo on Tuesday… Read More

Syrian army advance in Aleppo as rebels face ‘death or surrender’

ALEPPO: The Syrian army and its allies advanced on Sunday in southeast Aleppo and a… Read More

Syria says it rejects Aleppo ceasefire

DAMASCUS: Syria rejects any ceasefire negotiated by any party in rebel-held eastern Aleppo unless what… Read More

No solution for Aleppo without negotiations, say EU, UN

ROME: Top EU and UN diplomats warned on Saturday that there could be no victory… Read More

Turkey entered Syria to end Assad’s rule: President Erdoğan

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said the Turkish military launched its operations in… Read More

Syrians vote for parliament denounced by Assad’s enemies

DAMASCUS: Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday… Read More

Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war

BEIRUT: Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused… Read More

Syria’s Assad says won’t talk to ‘terrorists’ as U.S. wants

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the United States and Saudi Arabia wanted "terrorist groups"… Read More