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World Bank estimates $216B needed to rebuild Syria after civil warSyria faces a colossal rebuilding task. The World Bank estimates the cost at $216 billion. This follows over a decade of civil war. Infrast...
EU ministers to take up easing of Syria sanctions on January 27Kaja Kallas, the European Union foreign policy chief, said the foreign ministers would convene in Brussels on January 27 in an effort to de...
Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming governmentIran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, stated that young Syrians will resist the new government. He accused the US and Israel of cr...
"Country fell into hands of terrorism...": Deposed Syrian President makes first 'statement' after fleeing to RussiaOusted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in his first public statement since fleeing to Russia, denied planning his departure. He claimed t...
The curious case of Assad clan's missing billionsFor years, Bashar al-Assad and his family carefully cultivated an image of the Syrian leader as a modest, austere figure. Assad's regime co...
Syria's Baath party oversaw half a century of repressionSyria's Baath party, under the Assad dynasty, ruled with an iron fist for over five decades. Hafez al-Assad seized power in a 1970 coup, es...
Syrians topple and trample on statues of Assad's fatherSyrians celebrated the apparent fall of the Assad regime by toppling statues of Hafez al-Assad, the former president and father of Bashar a...
Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a centurySyria War: After over five decades of rule, the Assad family's reign in Syria has ended with the fall of Damascus and President Bashar al-A...
Syria's Assad: The president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country amidst a swift rebel advance into Damascus. The rebel offensive, launched ...
Bashar al-Assad: The Syrian president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad, once seemingly secure in power after quashing a pro-democracy revolt, now faces a renewed threat. An Isla...
Key developments in Syria as rebels say begun 'encircling Damascus'Syrian rebels launched a major offensive, threatening Damascus. Government forces denied retreating but faced advances near Homs and Damasc...
Syria govt loses control of key city DaraaSyrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, marking a significant blow to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Daraa, known as t...
Why rebel capture of Syria's Hama, city with dark history, mattersSyrian rebels seized Hama, a city etched in memory by the 1982 massacre. The insurgents removed a poster of President Bashar Assad. Hama's ...
China is willing to work with Syria, upgrades ties: Xi JinpingChina and Syria have announced plans to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership. This comes after a meeting between Chinese P...
Arab League readmits Syria as relations with Assad normaliseAfter more than ten years, the Arab League has readmitted Syria. However, the League’s Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, stressed that ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Bashar Assad, expected to focus on rebuilding SyriaRussia has waged a military campaign in Syria since September 2015, teaming up with Iran to allow Assad's government to fight back armed op...
US confirms its troops carried out raid in Syria targeting ISIS officialThe US military officially confirmed a raid near the frontlines in north-east Syria targeting a senior ISIS official.
Syria President Bashar Assad visits Iran for meetings in rare tripNour News, a website close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, reported that Assad met Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene...
Syrian President, wife test positive for coronavirusIn a statement, Assad's office said the first couple did PCR tests after they experienced minor symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 illne...
- Syrian President names Adel Safar to form new government
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named Adel Safar, an ex-agriculture minister to form a new government after protests left dozens dead.