Bashar al-Assad

Iran denies that Khamenei replied to Obama letter on Islamic State

Iran has denied a Wall Street Journal report that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently res...

Feb 16, 2015 06:57 PM EST

Syria death toll now exceeds 210,000: rights group

The death toll after nearly four years of civil war in Syria has risen to 210,060, nearly half of th...

Feb 07, 2015 08:02 AM EST

Jordan hangs two Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death

Jordan hanged two Iraqi jihadists on Wednesday including a female militant in response to an Islamic...

Feb 04, 2015 06:42 AM EST

Syria aims to 'flush out all terrorists' in 2015: PM

Syria's prime minister said on Sunday the country wanted to drive all insurgents out of its territor...

Feb 01, 2015 08:24 AM EST

Yemen crisis is first big test for Saudi Arabia's King Salman

The turmoil hitting Saudi Arabia's neighbor Yemen will pose the first big test for King Salman, and ...

Jan 26, 2015 05:32 AM EST

Assad seeks agreement over U.S. air strikes in Syria

President Bashar al-Assad has said U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria sho...

Jan 26, 2015 05:26 AM EST

Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal cour...

Jan 22, 2015 07:13 PM EST

Israeli strike in Syria kills senior Hezbollah figures

An Israeli helicopter strike in Syria killed a commander from Lebanon's Hezbollah and the son of the...

Jan 19, 2015 04:18 AM EST

Medical aid unable to enter Syrian rebel-held Aleppo: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been unable to get a desperately needed medical aid convoy t...

Jan 08, 2015 07:45 AM EST

Syrian opposition leader casts doubt on Russia peace talks

The new head of Syria's Western-backed political opposition cast doubt on Monday on whether members ...

Jan 05, 2015 11:28 PM EST

Syria opposition group: Assad must go for any peace plan to work

A new Syrian opposition group linked to a prominent cleric said on Thursday President Bashar al-Assa...

Jan 02, 2015 06:56 PM EST

Syria's Assad shown hugging troops in embattled Damascus district

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldier...

Jan 02, 2015 12:51 AM EST

German man jailed for almost four years for joining IS

A 20-year-old German man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison on Friday after he a...

Dec 06, 2014 03:19 AM EST

Assad says Syria war will be long, difficult: Paris Match

Syria's conflict will be long and difficult and its army cannot be everywhere at once, President Bas...

Dec 04, 2014 09:51 AM EST

In Syria, desperate residents see little hope in U.N. Aleppo truce plan

As winter sets in along the front lines of Aleppo, residents are desperate for the sort of relief Un...

Nov 28, 2014 02:44 AM EST

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