Bashar Al-Assad

WHO SAID IT?

Who said it?

4 Mar 2013

Food is the only entertainment in Pakistan.

Britain seeks to arm Syrian terrorists, President Assad says

4 Mar 2013

Britain has been pushing to lift a ban on the sale of arms to Syria's rebels, but at a meeting last month European Union foreign ministers ruled that only "non-lethal" aid and "technical...

Assad says 'bullying' Britain wants to arm terrorists in Syria

3 Mar 2013

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused the British government of wanting to arm “terrorists” in his country, in a rare interview with a UK newspaper.

Syria says ‘ready’ for talks with rebels

26 Feb 2013

The Syrian government said on Monday it was “ready” for talks with rebels as the opposition overturned its planned boycott of a conference to consider the “next steps” in ending the deadly two-...

Assad lashes out as Israel admits Syria raid

3 Feb 2013

Israel on Sunday implicitly confirmed it staged an air strike on Syria last week as President Bashar al-Assad accused the Jewish state of trying to further destabilise his war-torn country.

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

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Iran, Russia are still supporting Assad's regime, Clinton warns

"The Iranians have made it clear for some time that keeping Assad in power was one of their highest priorities. We believe they have acted on that by sending in more personnel, not only to help...

Sixty-five people executed in Syria’s Aleppo

At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a “new massacre” in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad,...

Syria's Aleppo university latest target of deadly blasts

Two explosions struck the main university in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday, causing a still unknown number of casualties.

SYRIA

Assad plan ‘detached from reality’, US says

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s road map to end the civil war ravaging his country is “detached from reality” and he should step down, the US State Department said on Sunday.

SYRIA: ANALYSIS

Syria analysis: Alawite 'statelet' could be Assad's last resort and end to war

The last option for Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, who is determined not to back down after 21 months of deadly conflict, is to battle to the end from a fortified Alawite statelet, analysts...

SYRIA

Assad appeals for dialogue to end conflict in Syria

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in a rare speech on Sunday called for a national dialogue to end the 21-month conflict, but stressed he would not talk to those who have taken up arms against his...