Bashar al-Assad

Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air…

Syrian government forces backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah took almost full control of a town just outside Damascus from Islamist rebels…

Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reappointed Wael al-Halaqi as prime minister, state media reported on Sunday.Assad was sworn in for…

A fierce battle between Syrian Kurds and Islamic State jihadists has killed nearly 50 fighters from both sides as the…

The Western-backed National Coalition of Syrian opposition members said on Tuesday it had voted to force out its "interim government"…

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has appointed Prince Khaled bin Bandar as head of intelligence three months after his predecessor, who…

Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria's northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic "caliphate" after…

Syria's al Qaeda wing has pledged allegiance to rival group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in…

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were responsible for an attack…