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Bashar Al Assad

Latest news and stories about the ousted Syrian president who is now exiled in Moscow

Ed Miliband, Britain's new Foreign Secretary, opposed military action against Syria in 2013 when he was Labour leader. Getty Images

How Ed Miliband's Syria legacy could haunt the new Foreign Secretary role

MENAJuly 21, 2026
A burnt-out van at the site of a bomb blast in Damascus on Tuesday. Getty Images

Syria suspects Assad loyalists behind Damascus bombings

MENAJuly 09, 2026
The Syrian parliament building in Damascus. AFP

Syrian authorities postpone opening of new parliament

MENAJuly 05, 2026
The Al Abbasi family was arrested by Bashar Al Assad's intelligence services in 2013. Photo: Sana

Revealed: Assad regime 'killed six children' of dissident Syrian chess champion

MENAMay 31, 2026
Adnan Abboud Halawa, a brigadier general in Syria's Assad regime, is pictured after his arrest. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

Syria detains Assad-era general over sarin gas attack

MENAApril 30, 2026
Amjad Youssef after his arrest. Syrian Interior Ministry / EPA

Main suspect in Assad-era Tadamon massacre arrested

MENAApril 24, 2026
Getty / The National

Solving Syria's Kurdish question remains a work in progress

CommentFebruary 13, 2026
Sayf Boulad, centre, commander of the Hamzat Division militia group, is among those placed under UK sanctions. Photo: Sana

UK places sanctions on Syrian military commanders

MENADecember 19, 2025
Residents gather during celebrations marking one year since the fall of Bashar Al Assad's rule in Syria, in central Hama, on December 5. AFP

Syria must stay the course for a better future

EditorialDecember 08, 2025
Nick Donaldson, Getty Images

Syria's government needs to overcome its trust issues

CommentDecember 05, 2025
Syrian state media said security forces have arrested a 'terrorist cell' in Latakia linked to Rami Makhlouf, the billionaire cousin of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. Photo: Facebook

Syria says 'terrorist cell' linked to business tycoon Rami Makhlouf arrested

MENAOctober 24, 2025
Syrian security forces stand guard as residents leave the Sheikh Maqsoud and Achrafieh neighbourhoods of Aleppo, after clashes. AP

Is national unity in Syria going to remain a pipe dream?

CommentOctober 14, 2025
Syrian authorities said a 'meticulously planned ambush' stopped a church bombing in its tracks. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry

Syria foils church bombing linked to 'Assad regime remnants'

MENAAugust 06, 2025
Celebrations at the launch of Syria's new national emblem, in the west-central province of Hama. Reuters
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Syria launches new national emblem signifying 'united, indivisible' state

MENAJuly 04, 2025
Scenes from the security operation launched by the Aleppo Security Directorate, which targeted a hideout of a terrorist cell affiliated with ISIS. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior

ISIS claims first attack on Syrian government since fall of Assad regime

MENAMay 30, 2025
Stacks of Syrian notes at an exchange shop in Damascus. Britain said its lifting of sanctions was also to 'promote regional stability and encourage the return of Syrian refugees'. AFP

Britain lifts Assad-era sanctions in boost for Syria

MENAApril 24, 2025
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