Assad has said it would not be difficult to agree on a new government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on Wednesday that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office.
Assad, bolstered by military victory (...)
Assad has two choices: "Either to leave through negotiations or be forcibly removed from power," Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said in Riyadh on Thursday.
He was speaking to reporters during a two-day meeting of Syrian opposition groups (...)
Assad flew into Moscow on Tuesday for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during which the two men discussed their joint military campaign against Islamist militants in Syria, a Kremlin spokesman said.
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Assad that has prevented this."
The Ministers cited the Geneva communique of June 30, 2012 as the appropriate basis for the attainment of this solution if the legitimate aspiration of the Syrian people are met, and on the understanding that (...)
Assad Wednesday named a Baath Party stalwart to form a new government, signaling no political concessions to a 15-month-old uprising, as helicopters and tanks pounded rebels near the Mediterranean coast.
The appointment of Riyad Farid Hijab, (...)
Assad blew his chances of survival by failing to implement democratic reforms at the early stages of the Arab Spring, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday.
“I don't think that this regime, with these characteristics, can survive. It is against (...)
Assad Monday pledged to introduce reforms within months to address a wave of protests against his rule, but blamed saboteurs for the unrest and warned that no deal could be reached with gunmen.
Assad said a national dialogue would start soon to (...)
Assad issued a general amnesty Tuesday for prisoners that includes those deemed to have committed political “crimes” as pressure built from a 10-week-old uprising that his regime has failed to quell with overwhelming military force.
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Assad claimed the country's “crisis” is drawing to a close even as forces unleashed tank shells on opponents Wednesday and US sanctions took aim at the Syrian leader and his senior aides for their brutal crackdowns.
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Assad arrives in the Kingdom today to discuss with King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, a range of thorny political issues concerning the Middle East and beyond, with the Arab response to continued Israeli settlement building and (...)
Assad, who made a comeback on the international stage on Saturday with a visit to France, asked French President Nicolas Sarkozy to assist in direct peace negotiations between Syria and Israel, alongside the United States.
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