The dictator’s choice of voting location sent “a message telling the opposition that we are celebrating through your demise,” one Syrian analyst tells NPR. The government said Thursday that Assad won.
Iran’s Rouhani congratulates Syria’s Assad on election victory
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Friday congratulated Syria’s Bashar al-Assad on winning a fourth presidential term, according to an Iranian presidential website.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah congratulates Syria’s Assad on election victory – statement
Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Friday congratulated Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on winning a fourth term in office, it said in a statement.
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad Wins Fourth Term With 95% of Vote, in Election the West Calls Fraudulent
Assad’s government says the election on Wednesday shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict.
AP Source: Biden Ending Trump OK for US Oil Company in Syria
The Biden administration won’t renew a Trump-era waiver that allowed a politically connected U.S. oil company to operate in northeast Syria.
AP Source: Biden Ending Trump OK for US Oil Company in Syria
The Biden administration won’t renew a Trump-era waiver that allowed a politically connected U.S. oil company to operate in northeast Syria.
Bashar al-Assad likely to return for fourth term as Syrian President
The Presidential Election in Syria on May 26, 2021, was the second one since the beginning of Syrias uprising-turned-war a decade ago. Bashar al-Assad …
Factbox: The cost of ten years of devastating war in Syria
What started as peaceful protests against President Bashar al Assad’s rule in Syria has spiralled into a decade-old multi-sided conflict that has sucked in neighbours and world powers and caused the …
Mideast in Pictures: Syria hosts SINEX reconstruction expo
With the security situation continuing to stabilize, Syria is picking up the pace for reconstruction in the war-torn country, offering a lot of business opportunities. The SINEX, or Syria Industrial …
Mideast in Pictures: Syria hosts SINEX reconstruction expo
With the security situation continuing to stabilize, Syria is picking up the pace for reconstruction in the war-torn country, offering a lot of business opportunities. The SINEX, or Syria Industrial …