Kremlin rejects reports about divorce of Bashar al-Assad and wife
MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the… Read More
3 weeks ago
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Bashar al-Assad’s wife files for divorce
Syrian deposed and former president Bashar al-Assad’s faced escalating challenges as his wife, Asma, approached… Read More
3 weeks ago
Assad gives account of last hours before leaving Syria
Syria's Bashar al-Assad issued his first statement since being toppled from power, saying he was… Read More
4 weeks ago
Rebel-backed figure takes charge as Syria’s interim prime minister
DAMASCUS: Syria's new interim leader Mohammed al-Bashir announced on Tuesday he was taking charge of… Read More
1 month ago
Syrian soccer federation changes kit colour as Assad toppled
Rebels toppling the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad prompted the country's soccer federation to… Read More
1 month ago
Assad gets asylum in Russia, rebels sweep through Syria
MOSCOW: Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted… Read More
1 month ago
Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad’s jails flung open
SYRIA: Bewildered and elated prisoners poured out of Syrian jails on Sunday, shouting with joy… Read More
1 month ago
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani: former al Qaeda chief who led overthrow of Syria’s Assad?
BEIRUT: As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed… Read More
1 month ago
World reaction to end of Assad rule in Syria
SYRIA: Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday,… Read More
1 month ago
Assad’s whereabouts unknown, army officers say he boarded flight
Syria's Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane in Damascus for an unknown destination early on Sunday,… Read More
1 month ago
Trump says Assad ‘fled’ Syria after losing Russia’s support
US president-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had "fled his… Read More
1 month ago
Syrian rebels say they have toppled Assad in state television announcement
Syrian rebels said on Sunday that they have ended Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule, in… Read More
1 month ago
Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus, say senior army officers
Syria's army command has notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's rule has ended following a… Read More
1 month ago
Bashar al-Assad under threat as Syrian rebels draw closer
President Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years… Read More
1 month ago
Syria’s Assad receives Saudi invitation to Arab summit: presidency
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received an invitation to next week's Arab summit in Saudi… Read More
2 years ago
Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normalize
CAIRO: The Arab League readmitted Syria on Sunday after more than a decade of suspension,… Read More
2 years ago
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad re-elected for 4th term
The parliamentary speaker announced Thursday that Assad garnered 95.1 percent of the votes cast, trouncing… Read More
4 years ago
Militants kill over 60 fighters of Assad forces across Syria
Regime fighters also came under attack on another front of Syria's grinding eight-year war, the… Read More
6 years ago
Moscow-Damascus coordination ‘key factor’ in victories over IS: Assad
Russia has been a key player in the Syrian conflict since launching a military intervention… Read More
6 years ago
Assad’s warning to Kurds: You are only a bargaining chip for US
Apart from fighting IS, the Kurds have largely stayed out of Syria's civil war, working… Read More
6 years ago