A defiant Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called on Sunday for national mobilisation in a “war to defend the nation”, describing rebels fighting him as terrorists and agents of foreign powers with ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad plans to make his first public speech since June on Saturday, but no one's really sure what he's going to say. Assad has never indicated even a willingness to talk ...

"The Local Coordinating Committees" which includes the most prominent activists of the Syrian protest movement have said the speech delivered by earlier by President Bashar al-Assad, "strengthened the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - A handout released by the official Syrian Arab news agency (SANA) on 16 February 2023 shows Syrian President Bashar ...

Bashar al-Assad is the former president of Syria who held power for decades before his government was overthrown during a rebel offensive. Assad fled to Moscow and was granted political asylum after ...