Bashar al-Assad
‘Parents are dressing up their children to be buried’: Syria’s war on young escalates
Mural artist Hussein Sabbagh, 13, one of 27 children killed in government attacks in north-west Syria in two months
Bethan McKernan Middle East correspondent
01, Aug, 2021 @5:05 PM
Syria: Assad shells former opposition stronghold Deraa
President attempts to crush simmering insurrection with all-day offensive as rebels launch counterattack
Bethan McKernan and Hussein Akoush
29, Jul, 2021 @4:47 PM
Syrian economy lies in ruins and China sniffs opportunity
Analysis: War may be winding down, but with Assad in charge for seven more years the country remains splintered
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
21, Jul, 2021 @4:00 AM
Wafa Mustafa: the woman fighting to find her father – and all of Syria’s disappeared
Ali Mustafa dreamed of seeing his beloved Syria freed from Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Then in 2013 he vanished, and his daughter has been searching for him ever since
Annie Kelly
14, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM
‘It will be a catastrophe’: fate of Syria’s last aid channel rests in Russia’s hands
Possible veto of Bab al-Hawa UN aid crossing could halt the flow of vital food and health supplies to 3.4 million people
Bethan McKernan and Hussein Akoush
09, Jul, 2021 @7:00 AM
Assad forces’ shelling in Syria causes 5,000 civilians to flee
At least 31 people killed since start of June amid government attacks on Idlib area
Bethan McKernan Middle East correspondent
23, Jun, 2021 @4:00 AM
‘Mob boss’ Assad’s dynasty tightens grip over husk of Syria
Country’s emergence as a mafia state leaves today’s election result in little doubt
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
26, May, 2021 @4:00 AM
Civil war, ruin, raging poverty... but Assad is guaranteed to win Syria’s fake election
The sham election this week is designed to give the president a veneer of legitimacy at home and abroad
Bethan McKernan, Middle East correspondent
23, May, 2021 @7:00 AM
Meeting between Saudi and Syrian intelligence chiefs hints at detente
Visit to Damascus by Gen Khalid Humeidan suggests imminent thawing of relations between regional foes
Martin Chulov Middle East correspondent
04, May, 2021 @4:02 PM
Denmark strips Syrian refugees of residency permits and says it is safe to go home
Government denies renewal of temporary residency status from about 189 Syrians
Bethan McKernan Middle East correspondent
14, Apr, 2021 @3:22 PM
Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy
As ethnic militias back the popular uprising and refugees flee the country, the similarities with Syria are deeply disturbing
Simon Tisdall
04, Apr, 2021 @5:15 AM
The Observer view on bringing Assad to justice after a decade of war in Syria | Observer editorial
An international tribunal is the best way to deliver a reckoning for the dictator’s devastation he has wrought on his country
Observer editorial
21, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM
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