Assad

Syria says it rejects Aleppo ceasefire

DAMASCUS: Syria rejects any ceasefire negotiated by any party in rebel-held eastern Aleppo unless what… Read More

No solution for Aleppo without negotiations, say EU, UN

ROME: Top EU and UN diplomats warned on Saturday that there could be no victory… Read More

Turkey entered Syria to end Assad’s rule: President Erdoğan

ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday said the Turkish military launched its operations in… Read More

Syrians vote for parliament denounced by Assad’s enemies

DAMASCUS: Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday… Read More

Syria opposition to go to peace talks, says Assad escalating war

BEIRUT: Syria's main opposition group said it would attend peace talks on Monday but accused… Read More

Syria’s Assad says won’t talk to ‘terrorists’ as U.S. wants

BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the United States and Saudi Arabia wanted "terrorist groups"… Read More

Gulf Arabs oppose Russia role in Syria, still bent on Assad's ouster

DUBAI: Russia's military intervention in support of President Bashar al-Assad has dismayed Gulf Arab enemies… Read More

U.S. says Assad must go, timing down to negotiation

LONDON: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has… Read More

Assad declared landslide victor in wartime Syrian election

BEIRUT: President Bashar al-Assad has secured a landslide victory in a wartime election that was… Read More