Items related to Bashar al-Assad

Egyptian lawyer killed in clashes with Syrian troops
Egypt Independent 14 Feb 2013
An Egyptian lawyer was reportedly killed in Aleppo on Wednesday during clashes with troops loyal to Syrian President...
Egyptian delegation “supports” Assad government, says agency
Al-Masry Al-Youm 12 Feb 2013
An Egyptian delegation arrived Monday in Damascus to “support President Bashar al-Assad in his war against...
A man holds a sign in Arabic against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad reading, " You are not welcome in Egypt, Magian", in front of the al-Azhar mosque during Ahmedinejad's visit to Cairo, 5 February 2013. It's considered the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last June. But it also highlighted deep theological and geopolitical differences.
Protests outside Iranian embassy
Al-Masry Al-Youm 06 Feb 2013
Scores of Egyptians and Syrians protested outside the Iranian Embassy in the capital on Wednesday over President...
Walid al-Bunni, spokesman of National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, speaks at a press conference on 27 December 2012, in Istanbul. Syria's opposition umbrella group, which most Western and Arab powers opposed to the Damascus regime have recognised, met Sunday in Istanbul in a bid to name a prime minister-in-exile, one of its leaders said.
US backs Syrian opposition leader's call for talks
AFP 05 Feb 2013
WASHINGTON — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should seize an opening for dialogue to end the conflict, a US...
Sheikh Moaz Alkhatib, President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces and US Vice President Joe Biden, right, meet for bilateral talks during the 49th Conference on Security Policy in Munich 2 February 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
Syrian opposition chief under fire for talks with Assad allies
Reuters 03 Feb 2013
MUNICH — Syria's opposition leader flew back to his Cairo headquarters from Germany Sunday to explain to...
Assad says Syria can confront threats after Israel attack, Iranian FM meets Syrian opposition leader
Reuters 03 Feb 2013
 President Bashar al-Assad accused Israel on Sunday of trying to destabilize Syria by attacking a military...
Syria warns of 'surprise' response to Israel attack
Reuters 31 Jan 2013
Syria warned on Thursday of a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its territory and Russia...
Smoke billowing in Homs, Syria
Massacre in Syria's Homs kills 106, monitoring group reports
Reuters 17 Jan 2013
More than 100 people including women and children were killed by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on...
Forty-eight Iranians released by Syrian rebels in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the Syrian government arrived at the Sheraton hotel in central Damascus on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, a Reuters witness said. The men were accompanied by the Iranian ambassador to Syria and arrived in six small buses, looking tired but in good health. 
Freed Iranians arrive in Damascus after prisoner swap
Reuters 10 Jan 2013
  Forty-eight Iranians freed by Syrian rebels in exchange for more than 2,000 civilian prisoners held by the...
Insight: Aleppo misery eats at Syrian rebel support
Reuters 09 Jan 2013
At a crowded market stall in Syria, a middle-aged couple, well dressed, shuffle over to press a folded note, furtively...