Syrian people gather in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 8, 2024. Syrian armed opposition forces seized full control of Damascus on Sunday, ending over five decades of the Assad family rule. Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had "decided to leave the p...
Syria's third-largest city, Reuters reported, as government forces had supposedly abandoned the city. If they have indeed captured Homs, they would cut the link between Damascus, Assad's seat of power, and the northern coastal region where the president enjoys wide support. ...
MOSCOW, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Bashar al-Assad's decision to "withdraw from performing his duties as Syria's head of state is personal," Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by local media on Tuesday. Moscow maintains contact with all regional countries, he said when asked a...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent messages of condolence to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad respectively over strong earthquakes in the two countries. Xi said that upon learning of the earthquakes, which caused heavy casualties and property losses i...
DAMASCUS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hailed China's supportive stance toward Syria and its role in solving critical regional issues, including the Iranian-Saudi reconciliation. Assad made the remarks during his meeting with the visiting China's special envoy on Midd...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad President Assad: You cannot measure it but you can tell that the majority of the people who suffered from ISIS, they are supporting the government and, of course, the rest of the Syrian people are afraid from ISIS and I don't think they would-- I think...
DAMASCUS, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hailed China's supportive stance toward Syria and its role in solving critical regional issues, including the Iranian-Saudi reconciliation. Assad made the remarks during his meeting with the visiting China's special envoy on Midd...
President Bashar al-Assad, who had crushed all forms of dissent, flew out of Damascus for an unknown destination.
The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month have named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president in a push to project a united front as they face the monumental task of rebuilding Syria after nearly 14 yea
President Bashar al Assad left office on Sunday after his government fell following a lightning offensive. As he fled, Syrians celebrated in the streets and ransacked presidential residences.