Bashar al-Assad

Thousands of Syrians have demonstrated around the country in opposition to several Arab countries normalizing relations with President Bashar al-Assad’s government and the country’s re-admission to the Arab League. The protests on Friday coincided with al-Assad’s...

Polling stations opened Wednesday across Syria for an election guaranteed to return President Bashar al-Assad for a fourth term in office. The official news agency SANA declared voting had started as planned at 7:00 am (0400...

News Hour: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said U.S. forces in Syria were “invaders” and he had yet to see “anything concrete” emerge from U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to prioritize the fight against Islamic State. Assad...

News Hour: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on “everything” in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had...