Bashar al-Assad
President of Syria since 2000
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Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian politician who has been the President of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party's branch in Syria. His father, Hafez al-Assad, was President of Syria from 1971 to 2000.
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In rebel Syria, some welcome sanctions but fear for economyIn the last bastion of the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians who fled his rule see new U.S. sanctions as a step in the right direction but say they must be shielded from any fallout..Reuters - Published | |
Syria says new tougher U.S. sanctions breach international lawSyria said Washington's toughest sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's government, which came to effect on Wednesday, violated international law.Reuters - Published | |
French court finds Bashar al-Assad's uncle guilty of property fraudThe exiled uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was found guilty on Wednesday of acquiring millions of euros worth of French property using funds diverted from the Syrian state, and sentenced to..Reuters - Published | |
U.S. hits Syria with toughest sanctions yet to push Assad to end warThe United States on Wednesday imposed its toughest sanctions ever targeting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to choke off revenue for his government in a bid to force it back to United Nations-led..Reuters - Published | |
Bashar al-Assad's uncle has £26m London property seized in fraud caseA French court has ordered the seizure of a £26m London property belonging to the uncle of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad after he was found guilty of fraud.Independent - Published | |
Syria war: New US sanctions target Assad government's foreign backersThere are fears the measures will make the plight of ordinary Syrians even more desperate.BBC News - Published | |
U.S. to impose sanctions aimed at blocking Syria military victoryThe United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assad's government in a bid to push it back into United Nations-led negotiations and..Reuters - Published | |
What do new U.S. sanctions mean for Syria?The toughest U.S. sanctions yet on Syria take effect this week, increasing the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad as he grapples with a deepening economic crisis after a decade of war.Reuters - Published | |
Syria's Assad removes prime minister as economic hardship growsSyrian President Bashar al Assad on Thursday dismissed prime minister Imad Khamis, state media said, in a move that follows weeks of deepening economic hardship and a rare outbreak of anti-Assad..Reuters - Published | |
Syria's Assad replaces prime minister: state mediaSyrian President Bashar al Assad on Thursday removed prime minister Imad Khamis from the post he has occupied since 2016, state media said, in a move that follows weeks of deepening economic..Reuters - Published | |
Syria war: Druze city of Suweida rocked by rare anti-Assad protestsThe Druze minority has largely stayed on the sidelines as most of the country has waged civil war.BBC News - Published | |
Protests hit Druze city in Syria for fourth dayHundreds of Syrians in the mainly Druze city of Sweida took to the streets for a fourth day on Wednesday, protesting worsening economic conditions and demanding the downfall of Syrian President Bashar..Reuters - Published | |
Rami Makhlouf: The rift at the heart of Syria's ruling familyWhat's behind the angry videos posted by the billionaire relative of Bashar al-Assad?BBC News - Published | Syrian government orders seizure of assets of Assad's cousin MakhloufThe Syrian government ordered the seizure of assets belonging to President Bashar al-Assad's cousin Rami Makhlouf, one of Syria's richest men, as well as his wife and children, according to a..Reuters - Published |
U.S. says Russia is working with Syria's Assad to move militia to LibyaThe United States does not support the offensive of Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer..Reuters - Published | U.S. does not support Haftar's military action against Libya's TripoliThe United States does not support the offensive of Libya's eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar against Tripoli and believes Russia is working with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to transfer..Reuters - Published |
Syria's Assad warns of 'catastrophe' if coronavirus cases spikeSyrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Monday that the country could face a "real catastrophe" if coronavirus cases spike and overwhelm health services.Reuters - Published | German court opens first Syria torture trialTwo suspected members of President Bashar al-Assad's security services had charges of torture and sexual assault read out against them on Thursday in a German court, in what lawyers say is the first..Reuters - Published |
First Syria torture trial opens in Germany on ThursdayThe first trial of suspected members of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services for crimes against humanity, including torture and sexual assault, starts in Germany on Thursday.Reuters - Published | Wearing face masks, Syria's Assad and Iran's Zarif condemn West at Damascus meetingSyrian President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javid Zarif wore face masks on Monday for their meeting in Damascus where they said the West was exploiting the coronavirus..Reuters - Published |
Syria slow to free prisoners despite coronavirus risk in crowded jails: rights groupsSyria is dragging its feet on releasing prisoners under an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, raising fears of mass infections if the new coronavirus spreads through its overcrowded jails,..Reuters - Published | Ex-Syrian vice president Khaddam dies in France-source close to himAbdul-Halim Khaddam, a former Syrian vice president who became a prominent opponent of President Bashar al-Assad's rule after fleeing to Paris in 2005, died on Tuesday in France, Salah Ayach, a Syrian..Reuters - Published |
Abu Dhabi crown prince, Syrian president discuss coronavirusAbu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad discussed the coronavirus pandemic over the phone on Friday, a statement from United Arab Emirates' news..Reuters - Published | Russia's Shoigu, Syria's Assad discuss ceasefire and aid: Russian defense ministryRussia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad discussed ensuring a lasting ceasefire in the Idlib region during talks in Syria, the Russian defense ministry said on..Reuters - Published |
Russia's Putin, Syria's Assad discuss Idlib ceasefire: KremlinRussian President Vladimir Putin told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a phone call on Friday that agreements reached between Russia and Turkey at recent talks would stabilize the situation in..Reuters - Published | Turkey says Syrian government warplane shot downThe Turkish Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that a warplane of the Syrian government forces had been shot down in the course of a Turkish-led military offensive launched in northwest Syria to push..Reuters - Published |
Syrian government forces re-enter strategic town, Turkey vows to keep up strikesSyrian government forces entered parts of a strategic rebel-held town on Monday, and Turkey said it would keep hitting President Bashar al-Assad's troops after ramping up operations in its biggest..Reuters - Published | Clashes in strategic north Syrian town after Turkish strikesSyrian government forces battled to recapture a strategic rebel-held town in Idlib province on Monday and a Turkish official said Ankara would continue to strike President Bashar al-Assad's troops..Reuters - Published |
Turkish strike in Syria kills nine Hezbollah members, wounds 30: sourceTurkish strikes on northwest Syria late on Friday killed nine members of Iran-backed Hezbollah and wounded 30 others, a commander in the regional alliance backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said.Reuters - Published | Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, Turkey demands pull-backGovernment air strikes have hit hospitals and refugee camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar al-Assad's forces press an assault against the last rebel stronghold,..Reuters - Published |
Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, relief effort overwhelmed: U.N.Government air strikes have hit hospitals and displaced persons camps in northwest Syria and killed about 300 civilians as President Bashar al-Assad's forces press an assault against the last rebel..Reuters - Published | Syria's Assad says his forces' gains are "prelude" to rebels' final defeatSyrian President Bashar al Assad said on Monday his forces' rapid recent gains in their Russian-backed military offensive presaged the eventual defeat of the nine-year insurgency that sought to oust..Reuters - Published |
Syria's Assad says major gains against rebels not yet end of nine-year conflictSyrian President Bashar al Assad said on Monday recent rapid gains in a Russian-backed military offensive that has recaptured large tracts of territory from rebels was not the end of Syria's nine-year..Reuters - Published | Turkey will hit Syrian government forces anywhere if troops hurt: ErdoganPresident Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey's military would strike Russian-backed Syrian forces by air or ground anywhere in Syria if another Turkish soldier was hurt as the Assad..Reuters - Published |
Syria government forces enter town east of Idlib city: eyewitnesses, war monitorSyrian government forces entered Saraqeb in northwestern Idlib province, a war monitor and eye witnesses said on Wednesday, in a renewed push by President Bashar al-Assad to recapture the last rebel..Reuters - Published | Jihadist car bomb attacks target Syrian pro-government forces in AleppoSyrian insurgents carried out two suicide car bomb attacks in an assault on pro-government forces in Aleppo on Saturday and opened a new front northeast of the city, an attempted fightback after..Reuters - Published |
Cold and humiliated, Syrians displaced yet again by new Assad campaignKhaled Sabri and his family huddle in the makeshift shelter in northern Idlib, still shell-shocked after fleeing the sudden bombardment of their rebel-held town earlier this week.Reuters - Published | |
