Syria's Assad in China, seeks exit from diplomatic isolation
Assad's days-long trip to China will mark one of his longest spells of absence in Syria since his country's civil war broke out.
Assad wins Syrian presidential election ‘farce’ by 95%
Large parts of the country were not included in the vote as they are still held by rebels, jihadists and Kurdish-led forces.
Syria polling stations open as Assad seeks fourth term
Bashar al-Assad, who has been in power since 2000, is sure to keep his job after the election, every aspect of which is controlled by him and his Baath party.
Syrian president and wife test positive for Covid-19
Damascus received its first shipment of vaccines on March 1 from an unnamed 'friendly' country.
