Posts Tagged: Bashar al-Assad
Ahmed Jibril, Founder of Pro-Syrian Palestinian Guerrilla Group, Buried in Damascus
Palestinians turned out in Damascus on Friday to mourn Ahmed Jibril, whose Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command fought Israel in...
Tom Friedman’s Latest Stratagem Is Having US Taxpayers Subsidize Syria’s Assad
New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman floats an unconventional idea in his latest article: having the US pay the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad, to...
Syria Gets Donation of 150,000 COVID Shots from China
A donation by China of 150,000 doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Damascus on Saturday, with another batch of the same size planned,...
Former US Envoy to Syria: Assad Was Willing to Break With Iran and Hezbollah, Broker Israel-Lebanon Peace Treaty in Exchange for Golan Heights
A veteran US diplomat who served in various high-level positions related to Syria revealed Wednesday that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad said he was willing to...
Turkey Tells Russia That Attacks in Syria’s Idlib Must Stop
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday he told his Russian counterpart that attacks in Syria's northwestern Idlib region must stop immediately and that...
Assad Is Trying to Stir Up Trouble Among Israel’s Druze
JNS.org - During the first week of September, a large group of Druze sheikhs from the Golan Heights sought to visit Syria, but were stopped...
In Syria, Russia Reveals Its Nefarious Aims and Alliance with Iran
It is amazing how little Bashar Assad and the Syrian government have to do with the disposition of Syrian assets and territory, as the murderous rampage of the last...
Syria’s Assad: United States Will Sell Out Those Relying on It
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Sunday the United States would not protect those depending on it, in reference to Kurdish fighters who control much...
US Opposes UN Golan Resolution, Wins Israeli Praise
The United States opposed on Friday for the first time an annual draft resolution at the United Nations calling on Israel to rescind its authority...
US Envoy: Fight Against Islamic State in Last Syria Stronghold May End Soon
The Trump administration hopes that the US-backed fight against Islamic State in its last foothold in northeastern Syria will end within months, but American forces...
Hezbollah Leader: If Assad Loses, We Will See Netanyahu in Damascus
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned in a speech on Saturday that if Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is defeated, "we will see Netanyahu and the like...
Golan Druze Gather at Border, Chanting Loyalty to Syria’s Assad
Carrying Syrian flags and pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, dozens of Druze who live on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights gathered on Saturday to celebrate...
Widow of Legendary Israeli Agent Eli Cohen Calls on Syrian Leader Assad to Return Her Husband’s Body
Nadia Cohen, widow of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen, called on Wednesday on Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to return her husband's body to Israel, saying,...
Turkey Says Military Solution for Syria’s Idlib Would Be a Disaster
Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday it would be disastrous to seek a military solution in the northern Syrian region of Idlib, a rebel-held enclave...
