bashar al assad

Russia warns against US unilateral action over Syrian crisis

Russia has warned against unilateral action in Syria after President Barack Obama said the US might intervene militarily if Damascus…

12 years ago

Barack Obama warns Syria’s chemical weapons use may spark US intervention

President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "red line" that would change…

12 years ago

Bashar al-Assad in rare public appearance at al-Hamad mosque

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has made his first appearance in public since a bomb attack in Damascus last month killed…

12 years ago

Four Arab states urge their citizens to leave Lebanon over Syria conflict

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Kuwait have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon amid signs that…

12 years ago

Large explosion in central Damascus close to a military compound

A large explosion has rocked Syrian capital Damascus striking close to a military compound, near a hotel used by the…

12 years ago

Iran trains Syrian pro-Assad forces, says General Martin Dempsey

US top military officer General Martin Dempsey has claimed that Iran is helping to build and train a militia in…

12 years ago

Riad Hijab: “Bashar al-Assad regime is collapsing morally, financially and militarily”

Former Syrian PM Riad Hijab, who defected to Jordan last week, has claimed that President’s Bashar al-Assad regime is collapsing…

12 years ago

Arab League calls emergency talks over Syrian crisis

Foreign ministers from the Arab League are due to meet in the Saudi city of Jeddah for talks over Syrian…

12 years ago

Hillary Clinton arrives in Turkey for Syria talks

Hillary Clinton has arrived in Turkey for talks on the worsening crisis in neighboring Syria. The US Secretary of State…

12 years ago

Syrian rebels lose strategic district Salah al-Din in Aleppo

Syrian rebel commanders say they have lost control of the strategic Salah al-Din district in the northern city of Aleppo…

12 years ago

Riyad Farid Hijab, Syria’s PM, defects to Jordan

Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Farid Hijab has defected from President Bashar al-Assad's government, the Jordanian government says. Riyad farid Hijab…

12 years ago

Syria: Aleppo fighting increased in the past few days

Fighting in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo has increased significantly in the past few days, the UN says. Sausan Ghosheh…

12 years ago

Syria: 200,000 people fled Aleppo battle in the past two days

United Nations announces that some 200,000 people have fled intense fighting in Syria's second city Aleppo in the past two…

12 years ago

Syrian army launches Aleppo attack as tanks move in

Syrian army has launched ground and air attacks against rebels in parts of Aleppo, activists say. Rebels with the Free…

12 years ago

Bashar al-Assad’s fall is “only a matter of time”, says ex-UN observer Robert Mood

Robert Mood, the former head of the UN observer mission in Syria, says it is "only a matter of time"…

12 years ago

More Syrian diplomats defect as Aleppo fighting intensifies

Two more senior Syrian diplomats have defected amid mounting pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, the US has…

12 years ago

Arab League asks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down

Arab League foreign ministers have called Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, as rebels are encouraged by last week's…

12 years ago

New clashes rock Syria’s main cities

New fighting is reported in Syria's two biggest cities - Damascus and Aleppo - as government forces seek to regain…

12 years ago

Hisham Ikhtiar, Syria’s national security chief, dies from wounds

Hisham Ikhtiar, Syria's national security chief, has died from injuries he received in a bomb attack in Damascus on Wednesday,…

12 years ago

Syrian rebels seize Iraq and Turkey border posts

Syrian rebels have captured a number of positions on the country's borders with Iraq and Turkey. A senior Iraqi official…

12 years ago

Syria: New Clashes Follow the Deaths of Three Top Regime Figures

Fresh fighting in many parts of Syria throughout the night has followed the deaths on Wednesday of three top regime…

12 years ago

Syrian ministers Daoud Rajiha and Assef Shawkat killed in sucide attack in Damascus

Syria's defense minister Daoud Rajiha and his deputy Assef Shawkat, President Assad's brother-in-law, have died in a suspected suicide bombing…

12 years ago

Syria: Damascus in the heaviest fighting so far

According to reports from activists and residents, the Syrian capital Damascus has seen some of the heaviest fighting of the…

12 years ago

Nawaf al-Fares, Syria’s ambassador to Iraq, defects to opposition

Nawaf al-Fares, Syria's ambassador to Iraq, has defected to the opposition and urged other senior Syrian politicians and members of…

12 years ago

Manaf Tlas, top Syrian general, has defected and is on his way to Paris

Manaf Tlas, a Syrian general from a powerful family close to President Bashar al-Assad, has defected and is on his…

12 years ago