DAMASCUS, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad released on Monday his first public statement since leaving Damascus on Dec. 8, detailing the chaotic moments leading up to his departure for Russia. The statement, released via the Syrian Presidency's Telegram account, addre...
DAMASCUS/BAGHDAD, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday held separate phone talks with leaders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iraq on recent developments in Syria, counterterrorism cooperation, and various regional issues. According to state news agency SANA, ...
and a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar al-Assad had left the country.Syrian opposition fighters said early Sunday local time that they had entered Damascus and residents of the capital reported the sounds of gunfire and explosions.Rami ...
China-Arab TV: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government has come to an end and a new government is about to set up. What is China’s comment on the current situation in Syria? Will China establish contact with the new government?
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...
in the central city of Homs on December 8, 2024, after rebel forces entered Syria's third city overnight. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in ...
DAMASCUS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Mohammad Ghazi Jalali as the country's new prime minister, state media reported on Saturday. Jalali, 55, a civil engineer and economist, has been tasked with forming a new cabinet, according to the presidential dec...
DAMASCUS, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with the chairman of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq, Falih al-Fayyadh, in the capital Damascus Monday to discuss strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism and border control, according to the state news agency...
Bashar al-Assad was not groomed to be a leader. Where his brother Basil was gregarious, outgoing, charismatic, arrogant, Dr. Assad, as he was referred to for a while, was retiring, shy, and appearing to have few of his father's wiles or will to power--or ruthlessness. "Friends admit...