The drug brought in billions for Assad. But Syria cannot rebuild as a narco-state, and containing Captagon is a national security and public safety must ... We can't go back and intervene when ...

SAUDI ARABIA’s foreign minister has threatened to escalate the war on Syria if President Bashar al-Assad does not step down. Saudi royal Adel al-Jubeir told the BBC yesterday that Mr Assad was not in ...

But by strengthening Assad against implacable rebel enemies who will never give in, ultimately, this deal will only expand and extend the suffering. To end the war, Assad must go.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Almost 30% of the millions of Syrian refugees living in Middle Eastern countries want to return home in ...

President Obama, speaking at a joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, says that Turkey and the U.S. agree that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad must give up power ...

Three rights group on Monday appealed to Syria’s new rulers to urgently preserve evidence of atrocities committed under former president Bashar al-Assad. Such evidence – including government ...

"Anyway, the entire process of the constitutional amendments, preparations for the new development pathway in Syria cannot be implemented without Assad. Of course, Assad must stay," Naumkin added.

The UN high commissioner for human rights called Tuesday for ensuring that the atrocities committed in Syria during the Assad regime are ... for the world that we must never allow such cruelties ...

Where did he go? He's here. In this country, no matter who he was, the responsible authorities have to be brought to account for what they did to the people. Assad's government kept meticulous ...

Baerbock makes a surprise visit to Syria following the fall of long-term ruler Bashar al-Assad. Jörg Blank/dpa ...

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We can’t go back and intervene when ... potentially dangerous unknowns that must be addressed by world leaders. There are two immediate concerns: Assad’s chemical weapons and the state ...