President Bashar Assad
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Syria rights group urges world to reject presidential vote
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading Syrian rights group Monday called on the international community to reject next month’s presidential elections…
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country’s most prominent…
Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria
Middle East
October 13, 2020
Assad makes rare visit to areas hit by fires in west Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has made a rare public visit to the coastal province of Latakia where…
Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown
Middle East
May 22, 2019
Documents shine rare light on Syrian government crackdown
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of documents purportedly collected from abandoned Syrian government offices during the country’s civil war reveal the…
Iraq summit brings together rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran
Middle East
April 21, 2019
Iraq summit brings together rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — A summit organized by Iraq brought together regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran on Saturday as part…
Syrian president says Russia-Turkey Idlib deal ‘temporary’
Middle East
October 8, 2018
Syrian president says Russia-Turkey Idlib deal ‘temporary’
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad said Sunday that the Russian-Turkish deal to avert a military offensive in…
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi
Middle East
October 30, 2017
Iran skips UN conference on nuclear energy in Abu Dhabi
Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers may hang in the balance, but you wouldn’t know it at the United Nations…