Bashar Assad

Syria War

Iran will keep military presence in Syria despite US pressure, says official

While Israel and the US press for an Iranian exit, Tehran says continued presence in Syria part of cooperation agreement with Assad
Syria War
Syria is ready to take back one million refugees, says Kremlin
Syria War
Israel and Russia push for Iranian forces to leave southern Syria
Media
Arabic press review: Where's Bashar?
Media
Arabic press review: Assad preparing for a major US military attack
Syria War
Russian mercenary boss 'spoke to Kremlin' before attack on US allies in Syria
Syria War
Confronting Iran: Israel's new war front in Syria
Yossi Melman
Gulf Tensions
Saudi policies destabilising Middle East, says Qatar foreign minister
Syria War
Sanctions don't stop Assad, but hurt us all, say Syrian medics and businesspeople
Syria War
Birth of a second Hezbollah? Where Iran stands in a post-war Syria
Shahir Shahidsaless
Diplomacy
A Saudi prince in Israel? An alliance born of failure
Richard Silverstein
Inside Lebanon
All aboard: Hezbollah and IS’s great escape
Makram Rabah
Syria War
How the Gulf crisis could spill over into rebel rivalry in Syria
Haid Haid
Syria War
‘De-escalation’ in Syria: Another doomed ceasefire attempt
Sharif Nashashibi
Syria War
How would the West respond if most Syrian rebels were Christians?
CJ Werleman
Syria War
There is a clear alternative to Assad. To say otherwise is nonsense
Rime Allaf
Syria War
Kissinger is the dark side of Trump in Syria
Nafeez Ahmed
Syria War
It took Trump two days to do what Obama never would
Rime Allaf
Syria War
The Idlib chemical attack: Assad buys time for the battle in eastern Syria
Maysam Behravesh
Syria War
Aleppo's calamity leaves the burning question: What is humanity in 2016?
Kiran Nazish
USA 2016
Why Trump should cooperate with the Iran-Russia coalition to defeat IS
Kayhan Barzegar
Syria War
What will happen when Aleppo falls
David Hearst
Syria War
Israel's window to hit weapons convoys in Syria is closing – and fast
Yossi Melman