bashar al assad

Syria announces presidential election for June 3

The Syrian plan to hold a presidential election on June 3 has been dismissed by the US as a "parody…

11 years ago

Syria: More than 600 civilians evacuated from Homs

More than six hundreds civilians have been evacuated from the rebel-held Old Quarter of Homs, Syria, state media report. This…

11 years ago

Syria peace talks in Geneva end in recriminations

Syria’s government and opposition have traded insults after a week-long peace conference in Geneva ended with no firm agreement. Foreign…

11 years ago

Geneva peace talks: Syria’s opposition and government meet face to face

Syrian government and opposition representatives have met briefly face to face in Geneva in what is being hailed a small…

11 years ago

Geneva: Syrian government delegation threatens to quit peace talks

Syrian government delegation has threatened to quit peace talks in Geneva if "serious" discussions do not begin by Saturday. Foreign…

11 years ago

Geneva peace talks: Syrian government and opposition trade bitter accusations

Syrian government and opposition have traded bitter accusations on the first day of a major peace conference in Geneva, Switzerland.…

11 years ago

Syria proposes prisoner exchange with rebels at Moscow meeting

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has said Damascus is ready to offer a prisoner exchange with rebels. Speaking in Moscow,…

11 years ago

Rafic Hariri’s murderers trial begins at The Hague tribunal

The trial of Lebanese PM Rafic Hariri’s murderers has begun at an unprecedented tribunal at The Hague. Mustafa Badreddine, Salim…

11 years ago

Majid al-Majid dies in custody in Beirut hospital

Al-Qaeda's chief in Lebanon, Majid al-Majid, has died in custody in a Beirut hospital, Lebanese army announces. The Saudi, who…

11 years ago

Pope Francis receives private message from Bashar al-Assad

Pope Francis has received a private message from Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, the Vatican said on Saturday, without disclosing its…

11 years ago

UN: Bashar al-Assad authorized war crimes

UN Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has said an inquiry has produced evidence that war crimes were authorized in…

11 years ago

Israel air strike near Syrian coastal city of Latakia

Israel has carried out a strike near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia, a US official says. The official said…

11 years ago

Syria: Suicide truck bomb kills at least 30 people in Hama

A suicide truck bomb has killed at least 30 people in the central Syrian city of Hama. State news agency…

11 years ago

Syrian soldiers killed in Damascus blast

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 16 Syrian soldiers have been killed in a suicide bombing and…

11 years ago

John Kerry: Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with chemical weapons deal

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said Syrian government deserves credit for so far complying with a chemical weapons…

11 years ago

Bashar al-Assad indicates Germany as possible mediator

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has raised the possibility of Germany acting as a mediator to try to end his country's…

11 years ago

Syria sends chemical weapons data to OPCW

Syria has submitted details of its chemical weapons as part of a US-Russia brokered deal to make them safe, the…

11 years ago

Syria: Rival rebel groups agree Azaz ceasefire

Two rival Syrian rebel groups in the northern town of Azaz have agreed a ceasefire. The Islamic State in Iraq…

11 years ago

Bashar al-Assad: One year to destroy chemical weapons

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has said he is committed to a plan to destroy his country's chemical weapons but warned…

11 years ago

Syria gives Russia new material evidence that rebels used chemical weapons

Syria has given Russia new "material evidence" that rebels have used chemical weapons, a Russian minister has said. Deputy Foreign…

11 years ago

Syria hails chemical weapons deal as a victory

A Syrian minister hails the US-Russia agreement on destroying the country's chemical weapons as a "victory" that averts war. The…

11 years ago

Russia and US agree Syria chemical weapons deal in Geneva

Russia and the US have agreed in Geneva that Syria's chemical weapons must be destroyed or removed by mid-2014. US…

11 years ago

Bashar al-Assad confirms Syria’s chemical weapons will be placed under international control

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appeared on Russian TV to confirm that his country's chemical weapons will be placed under…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin makes personal appeal to American people over Syrian crisis

Vladimir Putin has made a direct personal appeal to the American people over the Syrian crisis. In an opinion article…

11 years ago

Russia hands Syria chemical weapon plans to US

Russia has handed over to the US its plans for making Syria's chemical weapons safe, Russian media say. Russia announced…

11 years ago