With his opponents largely confined to a corner of northwestern Syria, he presided over several years of relative calm, ...
BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago, at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city ...
While Damascus remained under crippling Western sanctions, neighboring countries had begun to resign themselves to Assad’s ...
If Assad ends up surviving again, it will be at least in part because much of the world went with the devil they know.
Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters. The ...
A U.S. source familiar with the matter said White House officials discussed an overture with Emirati officials, citing the ...
Syria, already wracked by unprecedented economic turmoil, faces even harsher US sanctions with the imposition of the far-reaching Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act last week. Assad, the latest ...
Discussions between U.S. and UAE took place before rebel advance in Syria Major U.S. sanctions against Syria expire on Dec. 20 unless renewed 'Carrot-and-stick' approach aims to fracture Assad ...
BEIRUT/GENEVA/DUBAI (Reuters) - The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates have discussed with each other the possibility of lifting sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he peels himself ...
The US and the United Arab Emirates have discussed with each other the possibility of lifting sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad if he peels himself away from Iran and cuts off weapons ...