Bashar al-Assad
Le Pen In Lebanon For First Head of State Meeting
France's far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday met for the first time with a foreign head...
Syria Regime Shelling ‘bloody Message
The leading Syrian opposition body on Sunday lambasted escalating attacks by government forces as a "bloody message"...
UN Envoy Questions US Engagement On Syria
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura on Sunday questioned US President Donald Trump's engagement in solving the Syrian conflict,...
‘Daddy, Pick Me Up!’ Screams Boy After Syria Attack
In the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in Syria's Idlib, nine-year-old Abdel Basset Al-Satuf tries to sit up, his...
Dozens of Jihadists ‘executed In Syria Infighting’
A jihadist group has executed 41 fighters from Al-Qaeda's former Syria affiliate and allied factions in infighting...
Antique Busts Ruined In Palmyra Will Return To Syria
Two rare busts rescued from the Islamic State group's destruction of the ancient city of Palmyra will soon be heading...
US Under Pressure On Syria Stance Ahead of Geneva Talks
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday faces a grilling by global peers seeking clarity about Washington's...
Trump Fears May Thaw Iran, Gulf Relations
Shared fears over US President Donald Trump's policies could bring Iran and Gulf Arab countries closer together,...
Key Powers Push Syria Truce As Regime, Rebels Make No Progress
Syrian regime and rebel representatives failed Thursday to make any breakthroughs at talks in Kazakhstan, as key...
Syria Crisis Still ‘appalling’
The head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British foreign secretary David Miliband on Thursday...
UN Envoy Urges Greater Syria Peace Efforts In Moscow
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow...
Assad Vows To Retake Raqa and ‘every Inch’ of Syria
President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday said Raqa is not a priority target for his forces, saying his goal is to retake...
Damascus Denies Accusations of Chlorine Use In Aleppo
Syria's government on Wednesday fiercely denied accusations by Human Rights Watch that it used chemical weapons in its...
France’s Le Pen To Visit Lebanon
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will visit Lebanon next week for talks with leaders of Paris's former...
Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’
Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...
Lebanon PM Stands Firm On Assad ‘crimes’
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday he stood firm against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "crimes", at...
Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further...
Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’
Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...
Syria Jihadist Infighting Kills Nearly 70
Nearly 70 fighters from two formerly allied jihadist groups have been killed during infighting over the past 24 hours...