Bashar al-Assad
Syria’s Assad welcomed in the UAE, Washington ‘troubled’
Middle East
March 29, 2022
Syria’s Assad welcomed in the UAE, Washington ‘troubled’
Syria’s Assad welcomed in the UAE, Washington ‘troubled’ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited the United Arab Emirates on Friday, in…
US forces conduct raid in Syria, sources believe jihadist was target
Middle East
February 3, 2022
US forces conduct raid in Syria, sources believe jihadist was target
AMMAN, Feb 3 (Reuters) – U.S. special forces successfully carried out a counter-terrorism mission in northwest Syria on Thursday, the…
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
Middle East
December 28, 2021
Syria denounces Israeli plans to double number of Golan settlers
BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Syria on Monday condemned Israeli plans to double within five years the number of Jewish…
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
Middle East
December 27, 2021
Israel sets goal of doubling number of Jewish settlers on Golan Heights
JERUSALEM, Dec 26 (Reuters) – Israel’s government set a goal on Sunday of doubling the number of Jewish settlers in…
U.S. amends Syria sanctions rules over NGO activities
Middle East
November 25, 2021
U.S. amends Syria sanctions rules over NGO activities
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Aiming to facilitate humanitarian assistance to the Syrian people, the United States on Wednesday took…
UAE foreign minister meets Assad, most senior Emirati visit to Syria since war began
Middle East
November 10, 2021
UAE foreign minister meets Assad, most senior Emirati visit to Syria since war began
BEIRUT, Nov 9 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates foreign minister met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Tuesday, a…
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
BEIRUT, Oct 10 (Reuters) – While Bashar al-Assad is still shunned by the West who blame him for a decade…
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
Middle East
October 9, 2021
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has allowed his exiled uncle Rifaat to return to Syria, pro-government…
Russia’s Putin slams presence of foreign troops in Syria
Middle East
September 15, 2021
Russia’s Putin slams presence of foreign troops in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the presence of foreign troops in Syria, saying they are there…
Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Middle East
May 26, 2021
Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win
Polling stations opened on Wednesday across Syria in a presidential election that is set to usher Bashar al-Assad into a…