Al-Assad

Syrian government orders seizure of assets for Assad’s cousin Rami Makhlouf

May 20, 2020

The Syrian government has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to Bashar al-Assad's cousin, the business tycoon Rami Makhlouf, as well as those of his wife and children, according to a document issued by Syria's finance ministry. The…

Wife of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad is being treated for breast cancer

Aug 09, 2018

Asma al-Assad, the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, began treatment for early stage breast cancer as the government released an image of her with an intravenous drip inserted in her left hand on its social media accounts. "Asma…

Russia could supply Haftar with arms through newly opened trade air-line between Damascus and…

Feb 21, 2018

The Libyan east-based Minister of Economy, Munir Al-Aser, who is loyal to the House of Representatives and warlord Khalifa Haftar met last Saturday with his Syrian counterpart Mohammed Samir Al-Khalil in Damascus, in a visit…

Syria’s Eastern Ghouta is “catastrophe” after Russian-Syrian bombardment killed…

Feb 21, 2018

A doctor working in the Syrian rebel enclave of the Eastern Ghouta says the situation is "catastrophic" - and he believes the international community has abandoned the people living there, BBC reported. "We don't have anything - no food,…

Libyan strongman Haftar appears to have regained relations with Syria’s Al-Assad

Oct 14, 2017

The commander of Operation Dignity in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, appears to have instructed the government of eastern Libya – Interim Government of Abdullah Al-Thinni – to regains some sort og relations with Syria’s regime led by…

Saudi Arabia denies proposing a role for Assad in Syria transitional government

Aug 07, 2017

Saudi Arabia, a main backer of Syrian rebels, said on Sunday it still supported an international agreement on the future of Syria and President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in any transition to bring the war there to an end.…