'WE ARE READY TO NEGOTIATE ABOUT EVERYTHING'

The Syrian army backed by its Lebanese ally Hezbollah has been trying to recapture the Wadi Barada valley where the capital's main water source is located... READ MORE›

SYRIA'S ASSAD SAYS TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN RHETORIC WAS 'POSITIVE'

Assad deems such complaints to be an apologia for terrorists, what he labels most of the opposition factions fighting against his rule... READ MORE›

AFTER ALEPPO, SYRIA'S ASSAD STILL FAR FROM REGAINING HIS STATE

They took it from the drawer and implemented it, said Ayman Abdel Nour, a former friend and pro-reform political appointee of Assad who left Syria in 2007... READ MORE›

TRUMP MAY BE A 'NATURAL ALLY,' SAYS SYRIA'S ASSAD

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad suggested President-elect Donald Trump could be an ally in his regime's declared fight against terrorism... READ MORE›

SYRIAN PRESIDENT CALLS DONALD TRUMP A A??NATURAL ALLYA?? IN FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

The Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, is one of an array of moderate and extremist groups seeking to topple Mr. Assad... READ MORE›

AIR STRIKES POUND ALEPPO IN POST-TRUMP VICTORY OFFENSIVE WHILE ASSAD SAYS PRESIDENT-ELECT CAN BE AN ALLY

War in Syria Air strikes pound Aleppo in post-Trump victory offensive while Assad says President-elect can be an ally... READ MORE›

BASHAR AL-ASSAD SAYS DONALD TRUMP A 'NATURAL ALLY' FOR SYRIA ALONGSIDE RUSSIA AND IRAN

He also said that if the United States attacks Assad we end up fighting Russia ... READ MORE›

US AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIAN TROOPS WERE 'INTENTIONAL,' LASTED NEARLY 1 HOUR - ASSAD TO AP

US airstrikes on Syrian troops were 'intentional,' lasted nearly 1 hour - Assad to AP -- RT News... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE HAS KILLED MANY SYRIANS, BUT ASSADA??S FORCES HAVE KILLED MORE

Islamic state has killed many syrians but assad's forces have killed more... READ MORE›

KERRY URGES SUPPORT FOR SYRIA CEASE-FIRE

The United States wants Assad out, while Russia and Iran support the Syrian leader... READ MORE›

PUTIN USES ASSAD VISIT TO TALK UP KREMLIN ROLE AS SYRIA BROKER

Putin said Russia Islamist militants fighting Assad's forces posed to its own security... READ MORE›

THE WEST DISMISSED RUSSIAN OFFER TO HELP REMOVE ASSAD IN 2012, SAYS TOP DIPLOMAT

I don't believe they were really prepared for Assad to step down, Mahmoud al-Hamza, a Moscow-based member of the Syrian Opposition Coalition, told WorldViews on Tuesday... READ MORE›

SYRIA'S ASSAD BLAMES WEST FOR REFUGEE CRISIS

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed Europe's refugee crisis on Western support for... READ MORE›

Assad's forces, it would have provided his troops or their allies with important intelligence and a critical battlefield advantage, according to analysts and Syrian military specialists... READ MORE›

PUTIN'S TARGET IS NOT ISLAMIC STATE

By contrast, the groups that Assad attacks, and which Russia struck on Wednesday, do routinely fight Islamic State... READ MORE›

THE SCORPIONS TALE DID ASSAD TAKE PUTIN FOR A RIDE

Opponents also miscalculated the willingness of a critical mass of ordinary Syrians, including many who dislike Mr. Assad, to remain quiescent for fear of uncertain alternatives... READ MORE›

COALITION AIR STRIKES AGAINST ISIS AID BASHAR AL-ASSAD, SYRIAN REBELS CLAIM

Coalition air strikes against isis aid bashar al-assad syrian rebels claim... READ MORE›

RUSSIA, SAUDIS FAIL IN TALKS TO AGREE ON FATE OF SYRIA'S ASSAD

But speaking after talks in Moscow Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir reiterated Riyadh's stance that Assad must go... READ MORE›

SYRIA IS CALMER BUT CAUTIOUS AS CEASE-FIRE BEGINS

The United States supports an alliance of rebel groups, and Russia supports President Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›

SYRIAN PRESIDENT ASSAD POSES BIGGER THREAT THAN ISIS, WARNS THINKTANK

Syrian president Assad poses bigger threat than Isis, warns thinktank... READ MORE›

SYRIA'S PRESIDENT ASSAD BLAMES 'CRYING' WEST FOR REFUGEE CRISIS

Those refugees left Syria because of the terrorism, said Assad, calling attempts to level the blame on his regime for the humanitarian crisis Western propaganda... READ MORE›

ASSAD PLEDGES MORE BLOODSHED IN SYRIA, SAYS THE PEACE PROCESS HAS FAILED

A peace process launched in Geneva earlier this year has failed, Assad said, blaming the West and its allies... READ MORE›

BASHAR AL-ASSAD: FAILURE TO BEAT ISIS WILL 'DESTROY MIDDLE EAST'

Assad's comments came as airstrikes by suspected Russian jets hit targets around the town of Talbiseh, north of Homs in western Syria on Sunday... READ MORE›

ASSAD 'CONFIDENT' OF RUSSIAN SUPPORT FOR SYRIA REGIME

The Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has expressed strong confidence that Russia will continue supporting his embattled regime... READ MORE›

FRANCE OPENS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF TORTURE IN SYRIA UNDER ASSAD

Putin tries to maneuver Mr. Assad back into respectability, with the United States and France fiercely resisting... READ MORE›

ASSAD GIVES BACKING TO RUSSIAN AIRSTRIKES ON SYRIAN MILITANT GROUPS

Russian airstrikes on territories controlled by rebels fighting against the Syrian government have been given the public backing of the country's president Bashar al-Assad... READ MORE›

HOW THE WEST FAILED TO FACTOR IN ASSAD'S IRANIAN BACKERS AS THE SYRIAN CIVIL WAR DEVELOPED

But, every time Assad speaks, he shrewdly begins with praise for the martyrs of the Syrian army... READ MORE›

NEWS ANALYSIS SYRIA TRUCE COMES WITH PRICE BUT NOT FOR ASSAD

Dozens of barrel bombs and other munitions fell on the suburbs of Damascus, Syria's capital... READ MORE›

DAVID CAMERON: RUSSIA AND IRAN WILL NOT ACCEPT SYRIA WITHOUT ASSAD

He told CBS So far the problem has been that Russia and Iran have not been able to contemplate the end state of Syria without Assad... READ MORE›

US CALLS ASSAD 'DELUDED' TO THINK HE'LL WIN SYRIAN WAR

With Russia changing the balance of power, Syrian president vows to retake the country, but a heavy price will be paid... READ MORE›

RUSSIA PROPS UP ASSAD AS HE REINFORCES COASTAL HEARTLAND

Russia's close ties to the Syrian government go back to the Soviet era when Moscow counted Bashar's father, Hafez al-Assad, as a firm ally... READ MORE›

HOW SYRIA'S 'GEEKY' PRESIDENT ASSAD WENT FROM DOCTOR TO DICTATOR

As world powers sit down aiming to end the war in Syria Friday, a key figure won't be present -- geeky President Bashar Assad... READ MORE›

LAST-DITCH DIPLOMACY YIELDS AN IMPERFECT SYRIA DEAL -- AND BOOST FOR ASSAD

Last-ditch diplomacy yields an imperfect Syria deal -- and boost for Assad... READ MORE›

SAUDI ARABIA PREPARED TO SEND TROOPS TO SYRIA IF ASSAD WON'T LEAVE PEACEFULLY

Syrian Ceasefire Update Saudi Arabia Prepared To Send Troops To Syria If Assad Won't Leave Peacefully... READ MORE›

SYRIA'S ASSAD SAYS HE IS READY FOR TRUCE IF 'TERRORISTS' DO NOT EXPLOIT IT

Damascus refers to all insurgents fighting against the Syrian army and its allies as terrorists... READ MORE›

Assad's forces, it would have provided his troops or their allies with important intelligence and a critical battlefield advantage, according to analysts and Syrian military specialists... READ MORE›

ASSAD ACCEPTS U.S-RUSSIA CEASE-FIRE DEAL

Syrian state media said Tuesday that President Bashar Assad accepted a temporary cessation of hostilities deal brokered by the United States and Russia on Monday... READ MORE›

GAMBIA GOALKEEPER WHO DIED IN MEDITERRANEAN WANTED TO PLAY IN EUROPE

Bakery Jatta, a Gambian teenager who reached Germany via the Sahara and the Mediterranean in 2014, was recently signed by the German football club Hamburg... READ MORE›

MIGRANT CRISIS: MORE THAN 120 BODIES WASH UP ON LIBYAN SHORES IN ONE MONTH

Libya is a common departure point for migrants seeking to travel to Europe by boat, many of them fleeing violence, repression or poverty in sub-Saharan Africa... READ MORE›

MORE THAN 120 BODIES WASHED ASHORE NEAR LIBYAN CITY

Libya is a common departure point for migrants seeking to travel to Europe by boat, many of them fleeing violence, repression or poverty in sub-Saharan Africa... READ MORE›

THE DARK HISTORY BEHIND INDIA AND THE UK'S FAVOURITE DRINK

It took control of the market for opium in the Indian state of Bengal, encouraging farmers to grow more, rationalising production and developing new cultivation techniques... READ MORE›

DESPERATION RISING AT HOME AFRICANS INCREASINGLY TURN TO RISKY SEAS

Mr. Thiam got a call from his brother, Amadou, 25, when he arrived penniless in Niger... READ MORE›

BODIES OF 34 MIGRANTS FOUND IN NIGER DESERT

Thousands of migrants have arrived in Algeria in recent years, mostly from neighbouring Mali and Niger... READ MORE›

WILL AND KATE PROVIDE HAPPIER SEQUEL TO DIANA'S TAJ MAHAL PHOTO

Both pieces were clearly India-inspired, featuring intricate embroidery on silk organza... READ MORE›

THOMAS L FRIEDMAN OUT OF AFRICA

Chaifou explains that West Africa has experienced two decades of on-again-off-again drought... READ MORE›

WILL AND KATE'S VISIT TO TAJ MAHAL MAY BANISH SAD MEMORIES OF PRINCESS DIANA

Taj Mahal covered with scaffolding due to ongoing work in Agra, India... READ MORE›

U.S. MILITARY SEEKS TO PREPARE AFRICA FOR SHIFTING TERROR THREAT

The annual Flintlock exercises started only weeks after an attack in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou left 30 people dead... READ MORE›

IS COMMANDERS 'TAKE REFUGE' IN LIBYA

They view Libya as a safe haven, he said... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN SURGEON AND HIS WIFE KIDNAPPED IN BURKINA FASO

An Australian couple have nbsp been kidnapped by Islamic extremists in west Africa, a spokesman for the Burkina Faso government has confirmed. nbsp... READ MORE›