Bashar Al Assad

Bashar Al Assad

Rami Makhlouf (left) portrays himself as a messianic figure. Kamal Hassan (right) believes Alawites must take up arms to defend themselves. Photo: REUTERS/Illustration/Catherine Tai; Source photos: REUTERS/Stringer and Facebook

Assad's exiled spy chief and billionaire cousin plot Syrian uprisings from Russia

From exile in Moscow, ex-intel chief Kamal Hassan and Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf are spending millions of dollars in competing efforts to build fighting forces that would lead a revolt along Syria...

A member of Syrian forces stands on a military vehicle as Syrian security forces battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

311 Alawite civilians killed by Syrian security forces, allies: Monitor

Rifaat al-Assad. Photo: The New Arab

Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai: Lebanese officials

Rebel fighters pose as they hold a Syrian opposition flag inside the Umayyad Mosque, after rebels seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria December 9, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

G7 to meet on Syria, govt pledges 'rule of law'

A timeline of House of Assad

A timeline of House of Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the talks with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 8, 2019. Photo: Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS/ File Photo

Putin meets Syria's Assad in Moscow

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma are welcomed upon their arrival at Hangzhou airport, China on 21 September 2023. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Syria's Assad in China, seeks exit from diplomatic isolation

Arab countries have made the end of the Arab Spring official by welcoming Assad back to the league. Photo: Reuters

Assad is back in business. Where art thou Arab Spring?

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the Arab League summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in this still image obtained from a video 19 May, 2023. Al Ekhbariya Tv via REUTERS

Syria's Assad wins warm welcome at Arab summit after years of isolation

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad arrives in Jeddah, to attend the Arab League summit the following day, Saudi Arabia, 18 May, 2023. SANA/Handout via REUTERS

Then and now: How Arab states changed course on Syria

Photo: Collected

Saudi Arabia to invite Syria's Assad to Arab leaders summit

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks as he meets with the Syrian cabinet in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture released by Sana on March 30, 2021.Photo :Reuters

Syrian President Assad issues decree forming new government

Anchal Vohra. Illustration: TBS

Assad is friends with the Arab world again