Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected for a fourth term as president of war-ravaged Syria, official results showed on Thursday. Areas controlled by rebels or Kurdish-led troops did not hold the vote, and over five million refugees who are mainly living in neighbouring countries largely chose not to ...

ISLAMABAD - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the Damascus government will respond through all legitimate means available to the ongoing ground offensive by Turkish soldiers and allied Takfiri militants against Kurdish forces in the northern part of the war-battered Arab country. During a ...

WASHINGTON DC - US President Donald Trump denied Wednesday having discussed wanting to kill Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, a key claim in a new book by Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward. “That was never even contemplated,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he met with the ...

*WASHINGTON DC - *US President Donald Trump had ordered assassination of the Syrian President Bashar ul Asad, a new report has revealed. Trump wanted to have Syrian President Bashar al-Assad assassinated last year but his defense secretary ignored the request, according to a new book that ...

*DAMASCUS - The wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has begun treatment for early-stage breast cancer, the presidency said on Wednesday.* “Asma al-Assad is beginning the first stage of treatment for a malignant tumour in the breast that was discovered at an early stage,” the ...

SEOUL: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he plans to visit North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un , Pyongyang's state media reported on Sunday, potentially becoming the first head of state to meet Kim inside the isolated country. "I am going to visit the DPRK and meet... Kim Jong-un," Assad said, ...

MOSCOW: Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russian city of Sochi. Bashar Al-Assad told his Russian counterpart about Syria's progress in fighting terrorism. The Russian President said military success in Syria allows a large-scale political ...

MOSCOW - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flew to Russian leader Vladimir Putin's summer residence on the Black Sea for talks on Thursday about the Syrian conflict, the Kremlin said, a visit that underscored Moscow's status as Assad's chief backer. Since fighting broke out in his country in 2011, ...

DAMASCUS – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received on Sunday the newly-appointed Pakistani Ambassador Rashed Kamal and accepted his credentials. The Syrian president exchanged talks with the ambassador and wished him success in his missions. Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates ...

DAMASCUS – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received on Sunday the newly-appointed Pakistani Ambassador Rashed Kamal and accepted his credentials. The Syrian president exchanged talks with the ambassador and wished him success in his missions. Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign and Expatriates ...