Bashar al-Assad

Syria’s Assad meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran
The Syrian president holds talks with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Ebrahim Raisi to boost bilateral ties.
Published On 8 May 2022
Three years on, US still views Syria’s Golan as Israeli territory
Despite promoting ‘territorial integrity’ in Ukraine, Biden administration refuses to reverse Trump’s Golan recognition.
Published On 25 Mar 2022
Syria’s Assad visits UAE in first trip to Arab state since 2011
Bashar al-Assad meets the rulers of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war erupted.
Published On 18 Mar 2022
Syria: Two civilians killed in Israeli attack near Damascus
State media say missile attack also caused some material damage south of the capital.
Published On 7 Mar 2022

Syrian leader tells President Putin assault on Ukraine is justified, aimed at ‘restoring’ post-Cold-War balance.

Opponents are reviving a decade-old campaign against Syria’s president at two-day talks in Qatar.

The move is part of a diplomatic shift as a growing number of Arab countries revive ties with President Bashar al-Assad.

2021 marked a decade since the beginning of the Syrian uprising, with violence and economic hardship still rife.

Israeli ‘air aggression’ on Syria’s central region killed two civilians and injured seven others, mostly soldiers.

The diplomatic and political power play by international forces on all sides during the ten-year war in Syria.

Syria’s state-run media said Israel launched missiles towards an empty house early on Wednesday, no casualties reported.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed is the first Emirati official to visit Damascus since the Syrian war broke out in 2011.

Turkish action in areas under Kurdish forces’ control likely to draw a reaction from Russia, US, or both, analysts say.

Growing anti-Syrian refugee sentiment has led many to question the fate of Syrians should the AKP party be voted out.

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