Assad
Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause
Middle East
November 15, 2016
Air strikes pound rebel-held east Aleppo after weeks-long pause
Intense air strikes resumed in rebel-held districts of eastern Aleppo after a weeks-long pause on Tuesday, killing at least three…
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official says
Middle East
December 11, 2015
Islamic State oil is going to Assad, some to Turkey, US official says
Islamic State militants have made more than $500 million (£330 million) trading oil with significant volumes sold to the government…
Saudi says Assad, Iran-backed foreign forces must quit Syria
Middle East
October 31, 2015
Saudi says Assad, Iran-backed foreign forces must quit Syria
Russia and Iran must agree to a date and means for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to quit the country, and…
Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Obama, Putin discuss Syria; essential difference over Assad remains
Russia and the United States agreed on Monday to look for a diplomatic end to the Syrian civil war but…
Kerry says Russian support for Assad risks confrontation
Middle East
September 23, 2015
Kerry says Russian support for Assad risks confrontation
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday Russia's military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad could raise the…
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
World
March 30, 2015
Assad: Syria gets Russian arms under deals signed since conflict began
Russia is supplying weapons to Damascus under contracts completed since the conflict in Syria began in 2011, as well as…
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
World
March 7, 2015
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that…
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
World
February 13, 2015
UN envoy: Assad ‘part of the solution’ in Syria
Any peaceful solution to the fighting in Syria must involve President Bashar al-Assad, the United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan…
Hezbollah says Assad’s allies have right to respond to Israeli attacks in Syria
World
January 15, 2015
Hezbollah says Assad’s allies have right to respond to Israeli attacks in Syria
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday that Israeli strikes inside Syria were also an aggression against Syria's regional allies…
Syria peace talks on verge of collapse before they begin
World
January 24, 2014
Syria peace talks on verge of collapse before they begin
Syria's first peace talks were on the verge of collapsing on Friday before they began, with the opposition refusing to…