Vladimir Putin offering refuge to ex-Syrian tyrant Bashar al-Assad in Moscow is undermining Russia’s talks to keep its forces in the wartorn country, according to British defence chiefs. They believe ...

Bashar al-Assad was the 19th president of Syria, entering office in 2000 succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad as the country's leader and as head of the Ba'ath Party. He was ousted in December 2024 by ...

Bashar al-Assad is living in Moscow under tight restrictions imposed by Russia nearly a year after fleeing Syria, with his movements limited and public appearances banned, according to multiple ...

Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call on Wednesday, marking their first contact since the ouster of Russian-backed Syrian President Bashar ...

Syria's Bashar al Assad and his family have arrived in Russia and have been granted asylum by the Russian authorities, ...

In exile in Russia, Bashar al-Assad has offered little clue about how he understands his fall: as defeat, betrayal, or the price of a rule built on fear. Bashar al-Assad’s exile reportedly ...

Bashar al-Assad is the former president of Syria who held power for decades before his government was overthrown during a rebel offensive. Assad fled to Moscow and was granted political asylum after ...