#president bashar al assad

Collection of president bashar al assad news, found 273 news.

Syrian forces arrest prominent lawyer in Raqqa-group

Syrian forces arrested a prominent human rights lawyers in the city of Raqqa after he criticised the authorities` ...

Syria arrests women, opposition figures-rights groups

Syrian security forces on Saturday arrested two veteran opposition figures and a group of female protesters as part of ...

EU to impose arms embargo on Syria--EU diplomats

European Union member states reached preliminary agreement to Friday to impose an arms embargo on Syria and consider ...

Hundreds flee Syria gunfire to Lebanon-witnesses

Hundreds of Syrian women and children have crossed into northern Lebanon, fleeing gunfire on the Syrian side of the ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

EU top diplomat condemns violence in Syria

The EU foreign policy chief condemned the use of force against anti-government demonstrators in Syria as "appalling ...

Syria rounds up regime opponents: rights group

Security forces have arrested dozens of people in raids across Syria even though President Bashar al-Assad has lifted ...

Assad must do more on reform: US

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must "do more, or allow others to do more" if he is going to satisfy the reform ...

End of Syria emergency rule not enough: activists

Two prominent Syrian human rights activists welcomed a decree signed by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday lifting ...

Thousands chant anti-Assad slogans at Syria funeral

Thousands of Syrian mourners chanted slogans calling for the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday at the ...

Syrian president reshuffles cabinet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reshuffled the cabinet Thursday, aiming to improve the government` s performance ...

Syria`s Assad orders release of detainees

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday ordered the release of all detainees arrested in a wave of protests, ...

Britain warns against travel to Syria

Britain warned Tuesday against all but essential travel to Syria after a bloody weekend crackdown on anti-regime ...

Syria must stop shooting at protesters

Human Rights Watch called on Syria`s president to rein in his security forces and stop them from firing on ...

Gunfire heard in Syria`s Latakia after Assad speech

Gunfire was heard in the Syrian port city of Latakia on Wednesday after President Bashar al-Assad dashed hopes of an ...