Syria’s Assad receives Saudi invitation to Arab summit: presidency
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit in Saudi… Read More
2 years ago
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Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalize
CAIRO: The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension,… Read More
2 years ago
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad re-elected for 4th term
The parliamentary speaker announced Thursday that Assad garnered 95.1 percent of the votes cast, trouncing… Read More
3 years ago
Militants kill over 60 fighters of Assad forces across Syria
Regime fighters also came under attack on another front of Syria's grinding eight-year war, the… Read More
6 years ago
Moscow-Damascus coordination ‘key factor’ in victories over IS: Assad
Russia has been a key player in the Syrian conflict since launching a military intervention… Read More
6 years ago
Assad’s warning to Kurds: You are only a bargaining chip for US
Apart from fighting IS, the Kurds have largely stayed out of Syria's civil war, working… Read More
6 years ago
Islamic State ‘living its final moments’: US-backed forces
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition said the SDF were making “great progress ... but… Read More
6 years ago
‘With us or with them’: Syrian opposition asks Arab leaders to not mend ties with Assad
"We are surprised that our brothers are reaching out and building relations with this regime,"… Read More
6 years ago
Syrians in govt-controlled areas vote in local elections
DAMASCUS: Syrians in government-controlled areas cast their ballots on Sunday in the first local elections… Read More
6 years ago
Iran’s defence minister meets Assad, Syrian counterpart
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami arrived in Syria on Sunday for meetings with President Bashar… Read More
6 years ago
Syria’s Assad to meet Kim in North Korea
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Read More
6 years ago
‘Terrorist’ Assad cannot be part of Syria solution, warns Erdogan
TUNIS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday a political solution to the Syrian conflict… Read More
7 years ago
In new shift, France urges Syria transition without Assad
PARIS: Bashar al-Assad “cannot be the solution” for Syria after six years of conflict, French… Read More
7 years ago
Assad leads prayers in rare appearance outside Damascus
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Eid al-Fitr prayers in the central city of Hama… Read More
7 years ago
Tillerson to confront Russia over support for Assad
MOSCOW: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson flew into Moscow on Tuesday to confront Russia… Read More
8 years ago
Trump’s UN envoy says ouster of Assad is a priority of US
WASHINGTON: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in an interview that she sees… Read More
8 years ago
Syria ‘did not and will not’ use chemical weapons: minister
DAMASCUS: Syria's armed forces "did not and will not" use chemical weapons, even against militant… Read More
8 years ago
Syria attack ‘crossed a lot of lines,’ says Trump
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime had crossed a… Read More
8 years ago
Erdogan blames ‘murderer Assad’ for suspected Syria chemical attack
ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday blamed the Syrian government for a suspected… Read More
8 years ago
Russia defends Syria against ‘chemical attack’ outcry
MOSCOW/DAMASCUS: Russia defended its ally Damascus on Wednesday against international outcry over a suspected chemical… Read More
8 years ago