(FILES) A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on August 26, 2013 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia in Damascus.

Veteran reporter Charlie Rose announced Sunday that he had secured a highly coveted scoop: He interviewed Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Later, from Beirut, Rose discussed aspects of the ...

(AP) One of two candidates challenging Bashar Assad in next month’s election has almost nothing but praise for the Syrian president, saying his handling of the country’s conflict has proven he is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People hold a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a rally in support of Russia ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sat for an interview with state television on Sunday in the face of Western calls for him to step down, mixing defiance with promises of reform as he's done in his ...

Syria's interim leader, President Ahmad al-Sharaa, touched down in Russia on Wednesday for his inaugural visit and will likely demand that former ousted leader Bashar Assad be extradited. In a recent ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is open to having a dialogue with the United States, but there can be no "pressuring of the sovereignty" of his country, he said in an excerpt ...

Bashar Assad was not expected to succeed his father. He had been trained in England as an ophthalmologist and was married to a stylish investment banker. His charismatic older brother Bassel was the ...

While the Syrian crisis continues captivates the world’s attention, I can’t help but wonder, “How did we get here?” At an early point in his presidency, Bashar al-Assad was seen as a reformer and a ...

Bashar al-Assad’s long, brutal reign ended swiftly, but he and his close circle have had a soft landing in Russia. Credit...Aaron Byrd Supported by By Erika Solomon Christiaan Triebert Haley Willis ...

As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of the Assad regime, reports continue to provide details about the lives of the Assads. A new report at Al-Arabiya notes, “The ousted Syrian president, ...