Tag: Bashar al-Asssad
Syria’s Assad says will visit North Korea, news agency reports
SEOUL: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korean state media reported on Sunday, potentially...
US warns Syria of ‘firm’ measures for ceasefire violations
WASHINGTON: The United States warned Syria on Friday it would take “firm and appropriate measures” in response to ceasefire violations, saying it was concerned...
Putin meets Assad, calls for ‘political process’ on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a rare meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Thursday and said the "military success" in Syria allowed for...
France says proof likely disappearing from Douma, inspectors must have full...
PARIS: France’s foreign ministry on Tuesday said it was very likely that proof has disappeared from the site of a suspected poison gas attack...
Assad visits frontline troops in eastern Ghouta as rebels initiate talks
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday visited Syrian soldiers who appear close to defeating the last major opposition foothold near Damascus and met...
Ghouta operation to go on, says Assad
DAMASCUS: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Sunday his forces must push on with their campaign to retake the besieged enclave of Eastern Ghouta from...
‘Terrorist’ Assad cannot be part of Syria solution, warns Erdogan
TUNIS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday a political solution to the Syrian conflict was impossible without the departure of Syrian President Bashar...
Assad should have ‘no role’ in Syria’s future: Tillerson
GENEVA: President Bashar al-Assad and his family have no role in the future of Syria, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday...
Trump’s first real move on the Syrian chessboard
Within the span of one week, two successive events in Syria generated worldwide news and brought the Syrian armed conflict back to the front...
