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French court to decide if Assad can be stripped of immunity, tried for Syrian chemical attacks

July 25, 2025 10:23 am

If the judges at the Cour de Cassation lift Assad's immunity, it could pave the way for his trial in absentia over the use of chemical weapons in Ghouta in 2013 and Douma in 2018

Putin says he will ask Assad about the fate of American journalist who disappeared in Syria

December 19, 2024 6:53 pm

'We also can pose the question to people who control the situation on the ground in Syria,' Putin said.

Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad

June 26, 2024 7:27 pm

Jeanne Sulzer and Clemence Witt, lawyers who represented the plaintiffs, and non-governmental organizations behind the complaint hailed the decision as a historic judgment.

Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people

June 26, 2023 3:42 pm

The strike comes a day after Moscow's top mercenary group briefly revolted against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Syria's Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia for regional summit, sealing his return to the Arab fold

May 18, 2023 10:38 pm

The 22-member league, which is convening in the Saudi city of Jeddah, recently reinstated Syria and is now poised to welcome Assad, a long-time regional pariah, back into its ranks. The Syrian president was officially invited to attend the summit last week.

Assad steps in from the Cold, but Syria is still shattered

October 18, 2021 7:57 pm

Syria’s northwest is run by jihadis formerly associated with al-Qaida who expend more effort trying to open a line to Western countries than they do to Assad.

US military denies American troops in Syria were attacked

July 05, 2021 9:45 am

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rockets were fired from areas controlled by Iran-backed fighters in the area of Mayadeen, also in Deir el-Zour.

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Syria: UK sanctions Assad allies

March 15, 2021 9:46 pm

The fresh wave of sanctions come as Syria marks 10 years of brutal civil war. The sanctions target those accused of "repressing the Syrian people."

Syria's Assad: Western sanctions hinder return of refugees

November 11, 2020 5:57 pm

Critics say the time is not ripe yet for the return of refugees, insisting the first priority should be to make it safe for people to go back to the war-torn country.

North Korea state media says Syria's Assad wants to meet Kim

June 03, 2018 4:09 pm

The KCNA report said Assad made the comments May 30 while receiving the credentials for the North Korean ambassador.

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