Tag: Bashar al-assad
France issues new arrest warrant for ousted Syrian leader al-Assad
At the time, al-Assad’s government was attempting to regain control of Daraa from opposition forces. In 2023, the French judiciary…
Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, says top prosecutor
Speaking after visiting two mass grave sites in the towns of Qutayfah and Najha near Damascus, former U.S. war crimes…
Germany’s Merz seeks stricter border control to prevent Assad loyalists from immigrating
Current Chancellor Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, had previously repeated that well-integrated Syrians in Germany would not be sent back.
Israel accuses Assad forces of border attack
Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday that military forces loyal to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…
Syria begins prisoners release
Syria has begun releasing prisoners from government jails under a general amnesty announced by President Bashar al-Assad, human rights lawyers…
Russia praises Syrian election, criticises foreign monitors
Syrian ally Russia on Thursday in Moscow said observers had found the presidential election in which Bashar al-Assad retained power…
Britain brands Assad re-election an ‘insult’
Britain branded Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s election victory an “insult”, saying Thursday the poll was merely a way of “sustaining…
Assad re-elected Syria president in ‘farce’ polls
Bashar al-Assad has been re-elected Syria’s president with 88.7 per cent of the vote after a poll labelled a farce…
EU slams more sanctions on Syria
European Union foreign ministers have agreed fresh sanctions against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday and warned of more action…