Hafez al-Assad
Syria’s Assad Visits Russian Airbase
President Bashar al-Assad toured a Russian airbase in western Syria on Tuesday in his first official visit to Moscow's...
Former Syrian Defence Minister Dies In Paris
Syria's former defence minister Mustafa Tlass, a close friend of President Bashar al-Assad's father and predecessor...
US Warns Syria Over ‘potential’ Plan For Chemical Attack
The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark...
Assad Leads Prayers In Rare Appearance Outside Damascus
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad led Eid al-Fitr prayers in the central city of Hama on Sunday, appearing in public...
Trump Says Assad’s Future ‘not A Deal Breaker’ On Syria
US President Donald Trump told UN Security Council ambassadors that the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was...
A Strategic Prize
Syria's Tabqa, which US-backed forces entered Monday, is doubly strategic: it lies on the road to the Islamic State...
Assad Comments On Chemical Attack ‘100% Lies’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's comments that last week's chemical weapons attack was a fabrication to justify a US...
Syria’s Assad, Hated By the West But Defended By Russia
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has denied ordering last week's suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town,...
Assad Brands Chemical Weapon Claims ‘100 Fabrication’
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, who faces international calls to be tried as a war criminal, has branded claims his...
Trump and Putin Trade Barbs As Ministers Meet
The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were...
Assad’s ‘murderous Rampage’ Must Be Stopped
US Senator John McCain, an advocate for a tougher stance on Syria for years, on Tuesday demanded the end of Damascus'...
Russia Could Face More Sanctions Over Syria
Further sanctions will be considered against Russia over the "appalling" behaviour of the Syrian regime, Boris Johnson...
Why Would Syria Mount ‘chemical Attack’?
While Western powers have blamed Syria's regime for this week's suspected chemical attack, questions remain over why it...
Trump Strikes Syria But No Plan Yet To Oust Assad
Donald Trump's cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base drags Washington deeper into the country's tragedy but does...
Russia Says Its Support For Syria’s Bashar Al Assad Is ‘not Unconditional’
Russia has said its support for Syrian president Bashar al Assad is "not unconditional" in the wake of a suspected...
Damascus Attaches Conditions To UN Inquiry
The Syrian foreign minister has set out conditions for any UN investigation into the deaths of dozens of people from a...
Donors Pledge Billions At Syria Aid Conference
International donors on Wednesday pledged $6.0 billion in aid for Syria this year at a conference overshadowed by a...
‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray
The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the...
Syria ‘chemical Attack’ Down To Assad, US Says
The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed...