Kremlin rejects reports about divorce of Bashar al-Assad and wife
- 24-Dec-2024
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Assad had been confined to Moscow and had his property assets frozen. Asked […]
Bashar al-Assad’s wife files for divorce
- 23-Dec-2024
Syrian deposed and former president Bashar al-Assad’s faced escalating challenges as his wife, Asma, approached the court for divorce. According to details, Asma al-Assad has initiated divorce proceedings in the Russian Court. Meanwhile, she also requested a permission to leave Moscow and relocate to the United Kingdom. It is noteworthy that she previously worked as […]
Assad gives account of last hours before leaving Syria
- 17-Dec-2024
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from power, saying he was evacuated to Russia from the Hmeimim base on Dec. 8 as it came under drone attack, after leaving Damascus that morning with rebel fighters closing in. His written statement was published on the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel and dated Dec. […]
Rebel-backed figure takes charge as Syria’s interim prime minister
- 11-Dec-2024
DAMASCUS: Syria’s new interim leader Mohammed al-Bashir announced on Tuesday he was taking charge of the country as caretaker prime minister with the backing of the former rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad three days ago. In a brief address on state television, Mohammed al-Bashir, a figure little known across most of Syria who previously […]
Syrian soccer federation changes kit colour as Assad toppled
- 09-Dec-2024
Rebels toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prompted the country’s soccer federation to change the colour of the national team’s kit and logo from red to green. Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six […]
Assad gets asylum in Russia, rebels sweep through Syria
- 08-Dec-2024
MOSCOW: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source. The Interfax news agency quoted the unnamed source as saying: “President Assad of Syria has arrived in Moscow. Russia has granted them (him and his […]
Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad’s jails flung open
- 08-Dec-2024
SYRIA: Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with joy as they emerged from one of the world’s most notorious detention systems and walked to freedom following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government. All across Syria, families wept as they were reunited with children, siblings, spouses and parents who vanished […]
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani: former al Qaeda chief who led overthrow of Syria’s Assad?
- 08-Dec-2024
BEIRUT: As the commander of al Qaeda’s franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting President Bashar al-Assad. Today, Abu Mohammed al-Golani is the most recognisable of Syria’s triumphant insurgents, having gradually stepped […]
World reaction to end of Assad rule in Syria
- 08-Dec-2024
SYRIA: Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war in a seismic moment for the Middle East. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN “President Biden and his team are closely monitoring the […]
Assad’s whereabouts unknown, army officers say he boarded flight
- 08-Dec-2024
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane in Damascus for an unknown destination early on Sunday, two senior army officers said, as rebels seized the city and ousted him from power after 24 years as president. Assad has not spoken in public since the sudden rebel advance a week ago, when insurgents seized northern Aleppo in […]