Bashar al-Assad

Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay

NEW YORK: Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States… Read More

100 killed in week of clashes in south Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: Nearly 100 fighters on both sides have been killed in a week of fighting… Read More

Turkey, U.S. play down differences on fight against Islamic State

ISTANBUL: Turkey and the United States played down differences in the fight against Islamic State on Friday,… Read More

'From Syria With Love': state TV claims world record

DAMASCUS: A youth channel owned by Syrian state television claims to have broken the record… Read More

Nearly 50 dead in Syria air strikes on central province – monitor

BEIRUT: At least 48 people including rebel fighters have been killed in Syrian government air… Read More

Syrian air strikes on Islamic State positions kill 60 civilians – activists

BEIRUT:  Syrian government warplanes killed at least 60 civilians including a dozen children in two… Read More

Eighteen Islamic State militants killed in Syrian raids

AMMAN: Eighteen foreign fighters from the Islamic State, including an American jihadist, were killed in… Read More

Islamic State accused of mass killings by U.N.

GENEVA/BAGHDAD: The United Nations on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes by Islamic State forces in Iraq,… Read More

Assad sworn in, vows to retake all Syria from rebels

DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad was sworn in on Wednesday as Syria's president for a new term,… Read More

Suicide blast injures 19 in Beirut

BEIRUT: A suicide bomber blew up his car in southern Beirut on Monday night near… Read More

At least 16 dead as Syrian jets bomb rebel towns near Iraq

AMMAN: Syrian jets bombed on Saturday rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq… Read More

Syrian government retakes border town in Assad coastal heartland

BEIRUTL: Syrian government forces retook Kasab on Sunday, ousting rebels from the village on the… Read More

Once on the edge of defeat, Syria’s Assad runs again for president

BEIRUT: It was not so long ago that Bashar al-Assad’s enemies thought he was finished.… Read More

Syria bomber was Florida-born, raised in middle-class family

The man believed to be the first American suicide bomber in Syria was born in… Read More