Bashar al-Assad

Mar- 2025 -

22 March

The accused Mehdi Nemmouche pictured at the session of the announce of the penalties at the trial for the terrorist attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, at the Brussels Justice Palace, in Brussels, Tuesday 12 March 2019. Nemmouche and Bendrer are accused of committing a terrorist attack on 24 May 2014 at the Brussels Jewish Museum, killing four people. Nemmouche is sentenced to life imprisonment, Bendrer is sentenced to 15 years. BELGA PHOTO POOL YVES HERMAN (Photo by POOL YVES HERMAN / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP)

French IS Jihadist Who Held Journalists Gets Life Sentence

A French court on Friday sentenced a French jihadist to life in prison for holding four journalists captive more than a decade ago in war-torn Syria.

9 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Forces Beef up Security Amid Reports of Mass Killings of Alawites

Syrian security forces deployed in the Alawite heartland after reports of nearly 750 civilians killed by government and allied forces.

8 March

Middle East

Battles take place between the new Syrian government’s Defense Ministry forces and the forces loyal to Bashar Assad on March 7, 2025, in outskirts of Jableh, Latakia countryside, Syria.

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria’s Sharaa Urges Alawites to Surrender After Deadly Clashes

Syria's leader Ahmed al-Sharaa urged insurgents from ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority to lay down their arms and surrender.

6 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Monitor Reports 11 Killed in Ex-Assad Bastion, Clashes in South

Four civilians died in a security operation in a former pro-government area, in the south at least seven security personnel and gunmen dead.

4 March

Commentary

Khaled Maalouf

Iran’s Retreat in Syria: Temporary Setback or Path to Resurgence?

The Iranian project in Syria will never regain the dominance it had under the Assad regime, but the US should not underestimate its continued influence in the country.

Feb- 2025 -

10 February

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Leader Says ‘Thousands’ Joining New Army

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said "thousands" of people were joining the country's new army following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and the dissolution of his military.

8 February

Middle East