Bashar al-Assad

Egypt proposes negotiations between Syrian regime, opposition
Egypt

Egypt proposes negotiations between Syrian regime, opposition

Egypt proposed Saturday to conduct negotiations between the Syrian regime and opposition in Damascus — a change in Egypt’s stance…
Assad: West will pay a heavy price for supporting Islamists in Syria
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Assad: West will pay a heavy price for supporting Islamists in Syria

President Bashar al-Assad warned Western states on Wednesday that they will pay a heavy price at home for their alleged…
Syria’s Assad cuts jail terms, activists not satisfied
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Syria’s Assad cuts jail terms, activists not satisfied

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad cut prisoners' sentences on Tuesday to mark a national holiday but activists said it was a…
Assad’s forces break rebel blockade in north Syria
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Assad’s forces break rebel blockade in north Syria

Syrian government troops have broken through a six-month rebel blockade in northern Syria and are now fighting to recapture a…
Assad forces damage mosque that sparked Syria revolt
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Assad forces damage mosque that sparked Syria revolt

President Bashar al-Assad's forces destroyed the minaret of the historic Omari mosque where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago in…
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
World

At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists

At least 45 Syrians were killed, some in cold blood, when government troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in…
Presidential advisor heads to Moscow for bilateral talks
Egypt

Presidential advisor heads to Moscow for bilateral talks

Presidential advisor Essam al-Haddad left Cairo on Tuesday on route for the Russian capital Moscow.
Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says
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Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says

Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar shells hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA…
EU’s Ashton urges caution on lifting arms ban for Syria rebels
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EU’s Ashton urges caution on lifting arms ban for Syria rebels

The European Union's foreign policy chief urged caution on Saturday about a Franco-British drive to lift an EU arms embargo…
Syria threatens to strike at rebels in Lebanon
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Syria threatens to strike at rebels in Lebanon

Syria has warned it may strike at rebels hiding in neighboring Lebanon if the Lebanese army does not act, the…
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