Bashar al-Assad

Syrian Foreign Minister sees Israel security talks resuming despite no trust

Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani stressed that Damascus’ priority is to halt Israeli attacks, saying confidence-building steps were needed in this direction.

Lebanon hands Assad-era general to Syria in first such transfer since Assad’s fall

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024.

Assad ruled Syria with iron fist before defeat in civil war

People gather beside a poster depicting ousted President Bashar al-Assad as Syrians celebrate after a Syrian court sentenced Assad and officials who served under his rule to death, in Idlib, Syria, August 11, 2026. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Russia says Syria base deal will boost ties, source says some Russian forces will stay

FILE PHOTO: A Russian military aircraft approaches the Hmeimim air base in Syria's coastal Latakia, Syria, December 15, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

Syria sentences ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia over killings, torture

Then Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus in 2023. A court sentenced him to death in absentia for “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity”.

Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases

Russia’s naval facility in the Syrian coastal city of Tartous. Under the new arrangements, Russian military facilities would be repurposed as joint training and qualification centres.

New Syrian Parliament meets for first time in Damascus

Members of Syria’s newly formed People’s Assembly on July 12 attend the first Parliament session since the end of the rule of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Bomb attack rocks Damascus during French President Macron’s visit

Emergency personnel working at the site of an explosion, near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, on July 7.

Russia says it is discussing 'reformatting' of military facilities in Syria

Austria puts Syrian ex-intelligence chief in Raqqa on trial for torture

A former Syrian intelligence service officer goes on trial in Austria charged with offences including torture and sexual assault over the abuse of opponents of then-leader Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa between 2011 and 2013 in Vienna, Austria, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

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