The couple has three children. Presidency 2000-2011 On June 10, 2000 Hafez al-Assad passed away, and on June 18, 2000 Bashar was appointed General Secretary of the ruling Ba’ath Party.

A senior member of the delegation representing northeast Syria (Rojava) in talks with Damascus on Wednesday criticized as “undesirable” the United States’ approval of a proposal by Syria’s ...

At the United Nations on Thursday, China expressed concerns about reports that foreign fighters will be integrated into Syrian government forces and called on Damascus to rein in terrorist groups.

Areas within the Idlib province are still being developed, Abu Tarek explains, and, unlike under the Assad regime, it’s ...

History is being repeated. The US plays a double game – stalling negotiations while equipping Israel with the intelligence, weapons, and diplomatic cover to strike Iranian assets. Just as the US and ...

Syria has expelled a radical Palestinian leader, officials said on Sunday, in the latest move against pro-Iran remnants as ...

Key topicsIsrael dismantles Iran-backed militant network after 7 Oct 2023 attackHezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, and Assad regime ...

Assad, which ended the country’s brutal 13-year civil war, Syrians are still struggling just to make it through each day.

America's involvement in the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran has prompted comparisons with its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

President Trump’s dramatic ceasefire announcement was against the backdrop of a triangular stand-off. Iran hit several US ...

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The UN’s refugee chief has said that more than two million Syrians have returned home since December 2024 following the collapse of the Assad regime. Filippo Grandi, the UN ...