Bashar al-Assad
17 Nov 2020
Walid al-Moallem, a top diplomat and confidante of President Bashar al-Assad, died following years of poor health and heart problems. No immediate details were offered on the cause of death.
2 Dec 2018
Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad and his allies are getting ready for a final assault on the last rebel stronghold in the country, Idlib.
24 Oct 2017
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was filmed with former dissidents as he met the country's soccer team upon their return from the World Cup qualifiers.
14 Apr 2017
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government handed over all its chemical weapons stockpiles in 2013 and could not have been behind last week's suspected sarin attack.
13 Apr 2017
In an interview on FOX Business Network's 'Mornings with Maria' that aired Wednesday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump was combative on the subject of North Korea and slammed Russia for its support for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.
7 Apr 2017
President Donald Trump ordered a missile attack on Syria after accusing Bashar al-Assad's regime of using poison gas to kill scores of civilians. Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and Syria Edward Djerejian speaks on "Bloomberg Markets."
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