Bashar al-Assad

War monitor, rescue groups blame gov’t for attacks; death toll one of the highest since last year’s ceasefire.

The shelling, in an area controlled by Turkey-backed fighters, killed at least 13 people and injured 27.

After years of conflict, Riyadh now views Damascus as an expedient avenue to shore up broader regional interests.

Western powers dismissed the poll as ‘neither free nor fair’, while Syria’s opposition called it a ‘farce’.

President certain to win fourth term against two rivals in a vote decried by the opposition, Western nations as a sham.

Supporters of President al-Assad, expected to win another 7-year term, rush to embassy compound near Beirut to vote.

Radwan Fouad Jomaa fled Syria and settled in Denmark, but now he is being told to return to Damascus.

US, France call for political solution before presidential vote is held, as opposition effectively barred from running.

Four NGOs have filed a criminal complaint against members of the Syrian government for deadly attacks in 2013 and 2017.

Candidates must have lived in Syria for at least 10 consecutive years, meaning opposition figures in exile cannot run.

At least six civilians, including a child, were killed after government forces fired on a hospital in western Aleppo.

The aid to public sector workers, soldiers and pensioners comes as Syria’s currency crashes and the cost of fuel soars.

Ten years since the war began, Syrians still struggle to make ends meet as their host nations tackle new economic woes.

Law firm brings case alleging the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad incited and encouraged ‘terrorist’ acts.