Betrayal by a close friend? Vladimir Putin tricked Bashar-al-Assad in his last days of power; wasn't picking up his callsVladimir Putin is currently entangled in a major international controversy, after Syria’s former media chief and top aide to Bashar al-Assa...
08 Jan, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
Was Bashar al-Assad poisoned in an assassination bid in Moscow? Reports say he was taken ill on Sunday and was struggling to breatheSyrian leader Bashar al-Assad, currently in exile in Moscow, reportedly fell seriously ill on Sunday, sparking fears of a poisoning assassi...
03 Jan, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
Is Bashar Al-Assad’s British wife, Asma, planning to divorce him and return to the UK? Here's what reports are sayingReports claiming that Asma al-Assad wants a divorce and plans to return to the UK have been denied by the Kremlin. Asma al-Assad reportedly...
23 Dec, 2024, 07.06 PM IST
In his own words, Bashar Al-Assad narrates the dying moment of his dictatorship and how he escaped Syria; here's his ball-by-ball accountBashar Al-Assad, after his safe escape to Moscow from war-torn Syria, is now recollecting the incidents that made him leave the country wit...
17 Dec, 2024, 12.59 AM IST
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...
16 Dec, 2024, 03.53 PM IST
On the verge of being killed? Here's a ball-by-ball account of how Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad saved his life and fled to RussiaSyrian President Bashar Al-Assad has now fled Syria after insurgents captured a major part of the country, and is now seeking refuge in Rus...
12 Dec, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
India evacuates 75 nationals from Syria75 Indian nationals, including 44 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir, have been safely evacuated from Syria to Lebanon amidst the rebel takeov...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.58 AM IST
Has Bashar Al-Assad resigned and fled Syria? Here’s what Russia claimsAs rebel forces seize Damascus, Bashar al-Assad’s presidency faces an uncertain end.
09 Dec, 2024, 12.06 AM IST
Bashar al-Assad's fall setback for Indian position on KashmirThe potential fall of the Assad regime in Syria and the rise of extremist forces is a setback for India in the Islamic world. Syria, under ...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.18 PM IST
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...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
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...
08 Dec, 2024, 02.31 PM IST
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...
08 Dec, 2024, 12.48 PM IST
Organisations close to Assad start alienating themselves from fallen presidentFollowing the swift collapse of Bashar Assad's government, previously supportive organizations sought to disassociate themselves. Syria's a...
08 Dec, 2024, 12.32 PM IST
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 ...
08 Dec, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
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...
07 Dec, 2024, 08.53 PM IST
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 ...
06 Dec, 2024, 01.00 PM IST
In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule"There can be no doubt that 50 years of Assad family rule, which has been ruthless, cruel and self-defeating, has left the country what can...
12 Nov, 2020, 02.03 PM IST