Syrian President Bashar Assad
UAE minister: US sanctions on Syria challenge rapprochement
Middle East
March 10, 2021
UAE minister: US sanctions on Syria challenge rapprochement
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sweeping US sanctions against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad undermine regional rapprochement…
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Former Syrian secret policeman convicted of aiding torture
BERLIN (AP) — A former member of Syrian President Bashar Assad’s secret police was convicted Wednesday by a German court…
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria
Middle East
August 19, 2019
Activists: Airstrikes halt Turkish convoy on road in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Airstrikes halted a Turkish military convoy carrying ammunition after it crossed into northern Syria on Monday,…
Turkey, Russia face conflicts over Syria’s push into Idlib
Middle East
June 1, 2019
Turkey, Russia face conflicts over Syria’s push into Idlib
ISTANBUL (AP) — Ankara and Moscow are again facing an escalation of violence in Syria’s last rebel-held territory, a development…
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an…
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
Middle East
March 31, 2019
Back home, Afghan veterans of Syria war seen as Iran’s pawns
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — An impoverished teenager, Mehdi, joined the wave of Afghans who left their homeland, dreaming of reaching…
Beirut summit highlights divisions, turmoil in Lebanon
Middle East
January 15, 2019
Beirut summit highlights divisions, turmoil in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — An Arab economic development summit that Lebanon is hosting this weekend has been marred by controversy…
Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
Middle East
January 13, 2019
Arab nations inch toward rehabilitating Syria’s Assad
BEIRUT (AP) — He has survived eight years of war and billions of dollars in money and weapons aimed…
Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
Middle East
June 2, 2017
Putin: Syria chemical attack was provocation against Assad
Russian President Vladimir Putin says a chemical attack in Syria was a provocation against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Speaking at…
Assad blames US for collapse of Syria truce
Middle East
September 23, 2016
Assad blames US for collapse of Syria truce
He's been stigmatized internationally, a contentious figure presiding over a ruinous civil war that seems to slip into further depravity…