Bashar al-Assad

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Pro-Regime Forces ‘mass’ In Syria Close To Coalition Base

Iran-backed, pro-Syrian regime forces are again massing close to where US-led warplanes bombed them this month, the...

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Lowest Monthly Civilian Toll In Russia Syria Strikes

Russian air strikes over the past month have killed 27 Syrian civilians, a monitor said Tuesday, the lowest monthly...

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France’s Macron Set For ‘tough’ Talks With Putin Near Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron will shortly hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin near Paris, amid...

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Macron Hosts Putin In Latest Diplomatic Test

French President Emmanuel Macron hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in their first meeting since he...

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Now Trump Team Wants To Get ‘TOUGHER’ On Russia Sanctions

Washington won't ease sanctions the U. S. slapped on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine – and is even contemplating...

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US-Led Syria Strike Kills Scores of Relatives of IS Fighters

Dozens of relatives of Islamic State fighters were killed on Friday in new US-led strikes on Syria, just hours after...

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Syria Army Takes Control of Damascus-Palmyra Road

The Syrian army is in full control of the highway from Damascus to ancient Palmyra for the first time since 2014 after...

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German Map Project To Aid Future Rebirth of Aleppo

With its battered facades, pulverised houses and skeletons of buildings, one of the world's oldest cities, Aleppo, has...

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Rebel Parts of Syria Revive Beloved Arabian Horse Races

Perched on his chestnut steed Shams, teenager Munzer triumphantly held up his first place trophy at a rare horse race...

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Qatar Begins Probe After State News Agency Hacked

Qatar said Wednesday it had begun an inquiry into an unprecedented security breach by hackers who posted fake news...

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Five Dead In Syria Car Bomb Attacks Claimed By IS

Five people were killed on Tuesday in two car bomb attacks targeting minority neighbourhoods in Syria and claimed by...

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Car Bomb Kills Four In Syria’s Homs

A car bomb killed four people and wounded more than two dozen in Syria's third city Homs on Tuesday, state media said,...

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UN Envoy Eyes New Syria Peace Talks In June

Despite little progress in the latest round of Syrian peace talks, negotiations are set to resume in June, the UN envoy...

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Tensions Deepen Between Saudi, Iran, US After Trump Visit

The yawning gap between Tehran and Washington has grown even wider with US President Donald Trump's latest efforts to...

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Government Regains Full Control of Homs

The Syrian government says its forces have regained total control of the central city of Homs after rebels left the...

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Blacklised Hezbollah Official Says Trump Administration ‘crazy’

A Hezbollah leader blacklisted this week by the United States and Saudi Arabia on Sunday branded the administration of...

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Trump Tells Pentagon To ‘annihilate’ IS Fighters

President Donald Trump has told the Pentagon to 'annihilate' the Islamic State group in Syria to prevent the escaped...

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Assad Vows To Continue Working With Iran After Rouhani Win

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad lauded his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani Saturday on his election victory and...

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Convoy Hit By Coalition In Syria Likely ‘Iranian-Directed’

A pro-regime convoy that was struck by US-led warplanes inside Syria this week likely was directed by Iran, Pentagon...