Bashar al-Assad

Syria army tells last rebels to quit Aleppo

ALEPPO: Syria's army on Tuesday urged the last remaining rebels and civilians to leave the… Read More

Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through

BEIRUT/AMMAN: Armed men burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation… Read More

Syria rebels announce new evacuation deal for Aleppo

ALEPPO: Syrian rebels announced a new evacuation deal for Aleppo civilians and the injured on… Read More

Fears of chemical arms use against IS-held area in Syria

THE HAGUE: A global watchdog raised fears Tuesday that chemical weapons may have been used… Read More

Syrian general says Aleppo offensive in final stages

ALEPPO: The Syrian army and its allies are in the "last moments before declaring victory"… Read More

Syria forces retake six Aleppo rebel areas, civilians flee

ALEPPO: Government forces retook six rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo over the weekend, forcing nearly… Read More

How the life is in Aleppo? Seven-year old girl tells via Twitter

ALEPPO: Her hair tied into pigtails by matching pink ribbons, seven-year-old Bana Alabed inspects the… Read More

Russia says it aims to ‘liberate’ Syria under Assad

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Saturday said its military intervention in Syria aims to liberate the… Read More

Taking Aleppo from rebels key to pushing ‘terrorists’ back to Turkey: Assad

MOSCOW/BEIRUT: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday that the Syrian army's capture of Aleppo,… Read More

Syria announces surprise easing of Aleppo assault

ALEPPO: Syria's military announced Wednesday it was scaling back its bombardment of rebels in devastated… Read More

3,800 civilians dead in year of Russian strikes in Syria: monitor

DAMASCUS: Around 3,800 civilians have been killed in one year of Russian air strikes in… Read More

Hours before truce, Assad vows to retake all of Syria

DAMASCUS, SYRIA: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad vowed to retake all of Syria from "terrorists," hours… Read More

France seizes properties of Syrian leader Assad’s uncle

PARIS: French authorities have seized private mansions, offices and a horse stud farm belonging to… Read More

Air raids hit four hospitals in Syria’s Aleppo

BEIRUT: Air raids have hit four makeshift hospitals in Syria's battered Aleppo city, doctors said… Read More

At least 70 killed in north of Syria’s Aleppo: monitor

BEIRUT: At least 70 regime and rebel fighters have been killed in 24 hours in… Read More

Obama unlikely to sway on Syria despite mounting pressure

WASHINGTON: Exasperated US diplomats are in open revolt over Barack Obama's Syria policy, but radical… Read More

Food aid enters Syria’s besieged Daraya for first time since 2012: Red Crescent

DAMASCUS: A food aid convoy on Thursday entered the Syrian town of Daraya, the first… Read More

Syrian President Assad hardens position in address to parliament

DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hardened his position on UN-sponsored peace talks in his first address… Read More

Heavy air strikes hit rebel road to Syria’s Aleppo – monitor, rebels

BEIRUT: Air strikes hit the only road into rebel-held areas of Aleppo city on Sunday… Read More

‘60,000 have died in Syrian government jails during war’

DAMASCUS: A monitoring group has said that at least 60,000 people have died in Syrian… Read More