Bashar al-Assad

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that his country remains steadfast after four and a half years of crisis, thanks…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree announcing a general amnesty for military deserters who violated the country's compulsory military…

Steady advances by insurgents on key fronts in Syria mean President Bashar al-Assad is under more military pressure than at…

When Lebanon's Hezbollah first joined Syria's war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad, its role was a closely guarded…

Syrian armed groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have rejected an invitation to UN consultations in Geneva, according to a…

The United Nations on Thursday urged the Syrian government to release detainees held without charge or due process, pointing to…

President Barack Obama wants his advisers to review the administration's Syria policy after determining it may not be possible to defeat Islamic…

A Syrian government minister said US-led air strikes against militants are going in the "right direction" because the government had…

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to Syria's war, saying this would help…

Syrian warplanes bombed a bakery run by Islamic State in the city of Raqqa, killing 25 people, in air raids…