Новости по теме Bashar al-Assad

Assad: Syria not in civil war, but attacked by Qaeda Bashar al-Assad insisted Wednesday that Syria is not gripped by civil war but has been attacked by tens of thousands of foreign jihadist fighters allied to Al-Qaeda.

19 September 2013

Assad: One year, $1 bn needed to destroy chem arms Defiant strongman Bashar Al-Assad promised Wednesday he would surrender Syria's chemical weapons but warned it would take at least a year to do so and cost one billion dollars.

19 September 2013

'Prove it,' US tells Assad on chemical arms vow President Bashar al-Assad confirmed for the first time that Syria plans to give up its chemical weapons as the United States urged him and his Russian allies to quickly make good on his promise.

13 September 2013

Top Syrian diplomat passes Assad's thanks to Russia Syria's foreign minister passed on the personal thanks of President Bashar al-Assad to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for his support.

09 September 2013

Obama, Assad go head-to-head in US interview duel Presidents Barack Obama and Bashar Al-Assad will go head-to-head in dueling US television interviews Monday, as a crucial week dawns for the US leader's push for air attacks on Syria.

09 September 2013

Assad warns of 'regional war' if West takes military action: report Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad warned Monday that Western military strikes risked igniting a "regional war" in the "powder keg" of the Middle East, in an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro.

03 September 2013

Cyber attacks hit Twitter, New York Times Twitter and The New York Times were hit with cyber attacks on Tuesday, with credit quickly claimed by a group backing embattled Syrian strongman Bashar Al-Assad.

28 August 2013

Assad says chemical weapons claims 'insult to common sense' Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Western claims his regime used chemical weapons were an "insult to common sense".

26 August 2013

Beirut car bomb kills 18 in Hezbollah stronghold A huge car bomb blast killed at least 18 people Thursday in a densely populated Beirut bastion of Lebanon's Shiite group Hezbollah, a military backer of Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad.

16 August 2013

Syria crisis can only be solved by 'striking terror with iron fist': Assad Syria's crisis will only be solved by stamping out "terror", President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday, in reference to rebels fighting his regime.

05 August 2013

US calls Assad Instagram account 'repulsive' The United States on Wednesday denounced as "repulsive" an Instagram site by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, saying it did not reflect the reality of the civil war.

01 August 2013

UN fears for Homs civilians as siege worsens Long-range weapons and tank attacks are being used in the worsening siege of the Syrian city of Homs.

13 July 2013

Syria opposition vows to fight on to topple Assad Syria's opposition vowed Wednesday to fight on to topple President Bashar al-Assad, saying any political solution to the conflict must lead to the fall of the regime.

20 June 2013

US toughens stance on Syria after 'nerve gas attacks' The United States dramatically toughened its stance on Syria on Thursday, accusing Bashar al-Assad of using chemical weapons against his people and promising "military support" to rebel forces.

14 June 2013

60 Shiites killed in Syria as West seeks solution At least 60 Shiite villagers died in clashes with rebels in eastern Syria while twin suicide bombings hit Damascus as the West moved to support the opposition following battlefield losses against pro-regime forces.

12 June 2013

Syria rebels converge on airbase as US mulls support Syrian rebels have clashed with government troops after converging on a military airport in Aleppo.

11 June 2013

France says 'no doubt' Assad regime has used sarin gas France said Tuesday it had proof President Bashar al-Assad's regime has used the deadly nerve agent sarin gas in Syria's civil war, adding that "all options," including armed intervention, are on the table.

05 June 2013

'Very confident' Assad talks of new front with Israel Syrian President Bashar al-Assad threatened Israel with renewed fighting in the Golan Heights and said Russia was committed to supplying him with advanced missiles.

31 May 2013

Syria's Assad to seek third term if people want: FM Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is facing a two-year rebellion against his rule, will run for a third term in 2014 if the people want him to.

30 May 2013

Obama and Erdogan demand Assad step down US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Thursday Bashar al-Assad must step down amid a flurry of moves to organize peace talks to end Syria's bloody civil war.

17 May 2013

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