Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
Iranian forces responsible for securing Assad have almost completely withdrawn from Syria: Report
Middle East
December 8, 2024
Iranian forces responsible for securing Assad have almost completely withdrawn from Syria: Report
Iranian forces defending Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have almost completely withdrawn from Syria, the CBS reported citing American officials. The…
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
Middle East
July 15, 2021
8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
BEIRUT (AP) — At least eight civilians were killed, including three children, when Syrian government rockets hit two villages in…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
Middle East
July 11, 2021
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
Middle East
June 1, 2021
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a…
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
Middle East
May 28, 2021
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth…
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
Middle East
May 25, 2021
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
President Bashar al-Assad, once seen as a reformer but viewed by his many foes as a tyrant after a decade…
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
Middle East
April 21, 2021
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons…
1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections
Middle East
April 20, 2021
1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections
BEIRUT (AP) — A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker…
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
Middle East
April 20, 2021
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm.…
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
Middle East
April 12, 2021
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine…