U.N. Official Seeks Havens for Syrians
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Thursday that European countries must accept more Syrian refugees to dissuade them from boarding overcrowded boats for a…
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Syria’s Bashar Al-Assad Meets With French Lawmakers
DAMASCUS, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met on Wednesday with French parliamentarians, the first such meeting since France closed its embassy in 2012 and announced that Syria’s…
U.N. Envoy to Syria Says Assad Is Crucial to Hopes to End War
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Appearing to address one of the core issues that have derailed peace talks in Syria, the United Nations special envoy for the country on Friday described President…
Assad Interviewer Finds Syrian Dictator Too ‘Delusional’ To End War, Work With U.S.
NEW YORK — Foreign Affairs magazine may have just given Syrian dictator Bashar Assad his biggest opportunity to promote himself in recent months, but the outlet’s managing editor wants to…
Despite Kobani’s Liberation From ISIS, Many Syrians See Little To Celebrate
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Kurdish fighters, aided by a barrage of U.S.-led airstrikes, drove the Islamic State from the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani earlier this week. The U.S. applauded the…
Springtime for Assad: Syria Dictator In Spotlight As Potential U.S. Ally Against ISIS
WASHINGTON — Syrian President Bashar Assad, unpopular at home, suddenly appears to have many fans in the U.S. Assad, who has killed thousands in his brutal four-year fight against protesters…