2026-04-26 41c3bbc0fc7898920c3fe849135a0f09c3e5324c 22 Atef Najib 116 /wiki/atef%20najib Bashar al-Assad 37 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad Damascus 71 /wiki/damascus Daraa Governorate 172 /wiki/daraa%20governorate Human rights in Ba'athist Syria 1 /wiki/human%20rights%20in%20ba'athist%20syria Maher 239 /wiki/maher%20al-assad Syria 2 /wiki/syria president 14 /wiki/president%20of%20syria tried in absentia 317 /wiki/trial%20in%20absentia Atef Najib Bashar al-Assad Damascus Daraa Governorate Human rights in Ba'athist Syria Maher Syria president tried in absentia Human rights in Ba'athist Syria 2024-12-8 5d6a350835bf90e75361f4a71734ba0bd513a15a /feed/2024/12/8/syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-leaves-the-country-on-a-flight-from-damascus-international-airport-to-an-unknown-destin Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves the country on a flight from Damascus International Airport to an unknown destination. 1733969534 2024-12-8 77a1c4a2823286b8e4ffc017c8d8853ee925f754 4 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2024/12/8/syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-leaves-the-country-on-a-flight-from-damascus-international-airport-to-moscow-russia Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves the country on a flight from Damascus International Airport to Moscow, Russia. 2019-07-22 fe8588eee99269f6d061864bdec90e66d5a93160 10 Bashar al-Assad Damascus Syria 3 /feed/2019/07/22/pope-francis-petitions-president-bashar-al-assad-assad-to-protect-weak-and-defenseless-in-syria-the-pope-s-appeal-is-in Pope Francis petitions President Bashar al-Assad Assad to protect weak and defenseless in Syria. The pope’s appeal is in a letter to Assad delivered by Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development at a meeting with the president in Damascus. 2018-06-3 d1cf1086739fb1b2bfe1234c1cb3c7ba99fea092 7 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2018/06/3/north-korean-state-news-agency-kcna-reports-that-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-said-last-wednesday-that-he-will-visit North Korean state news agency KCNA reports that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said last Wednesday that he will visit Kim Jong-un in North Korea. The Syrian president's office refuses to comment on the report when contacted by AFP. 2018-04-13 4991ae0b3d2f934fd007613e8f23c6d63c8e941d 1 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2018/04/13/the-united-nations-security-council-meets-amid-concerns-of-military-strikes-in-syria-by-the-united-states-and-its-allies The United Nations Security Council meets amid concerns of military strikes in Syria by the United States and its allies following a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria last weekend, with the United States ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, accusing Russia of lies and covering for the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which she said had used chemical weapons at least 50 times in the past seven years of warfare, and the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, blaming the United States, France and the UK for escalating tensions. 2015-10-31 f9ac380a6d4f2ff3046053d24cb419a8b4372961 12 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2015/10/31/un-secretary-general-ban-ki-moon-says-new-talks-aimed-to-help-end-syria-s-war-shouldn-t-be-held-up-by-wrangling-over-w U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says new talks aimed to help end Syria's war shouldn't be held up by wrangling over whether President Bashar Assad stays or goes. 2015-08-9 f062d882e2ce76df1439f1ece853311abbdbe70e 3 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2015/08/9/an-arrest-warrant-is-issued-for-the-cousin-of-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-suleiman-hilal-al-assad-who-is-accused An arrest warrant is issued for the cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Suleiman Hilal Al-Assad, who is accused of shooting and killing Colonel Hassan Al-Sheikh of the Syrian Armed Forces at what can be described as a traffic dispute. 2012-11-8 6786a56d2667d355fcd5e0b36473e1d68c3f4bb9 1 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2012/11/8/syrian-civil-war-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-rejects-an-offer-to-safely-leave-syria-and-vows-to-live-and-die-in Syrian civil war: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejects an offer to safely leave Syria and vows to "live and die" in the country. 2012-09-7 6d9b9df62c350f7c192fc0f9f5bbddcebf17014f 10 Bashar al-Assad Syria president 3 /feed/2012/09/7/canada-closes-its-embassy-in-iran-and-orders-all-iranian-diplomatic-staff-out-of-canada-citing-iran-s-support-for-syria Canada closes its embassy in Iran and orders all Iranian diplomatic staff out of Canada, citing Iran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Iran's "among the worst" human rights record, its lack of respect for the Vienna conventions, its nuclear program and the security of Canadian diplomatic personnel. It sees Iran as the world's "most significant threat to global peace and security." Minister of foreign affairs Baird says the Canadian government files Iran as a "state sponsor of terrorism" under the Canadian 2012-06-27 2a5c895e6294eea645655c6e97de0075738a35aa 1 Bashar al-Assad Damascus Syria 3 /feed/2012/06/27/president-bashar-al-assad-declares-that-a-state-of-war-exists-in-syria-as-fighting-spills-into-damascus President Bashar al-Assad declares that a state of war exists in Syria as fighting spills into Damascus. 2012-02-7 c1a8706518adc273588e523527a29b5706e33463 1 Bashar al-Assad Damascus president 3 /feed/2012/02/7/sergey-lavrov-the-foreign-minister-of-russia-visits-damascus-to-hold-discussions-with-the-president-of-syria-bashar-al Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Minister of Russia, visits Damascus to hold discussions with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad about the current violence. /feed/2026/04/26/the-first-public-trial-of-officials-linked-to-former-syrian-president-bashar-al-assad-opens-in-damascus-with-atef-najib AP 26 4a7980f6b1369ccef54482058a673a408f46f0f1 4 https://apnews.com/article/syria-trial-transitional-justice-assad-atef-najib-aff2f6c36a44d85006be6a15a4d6447f 2026 The first public trial of officials linked to former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad opens in Damascus with Atef Najib, former head of security in Daraa Governorate, the only one present to stand trial. Bashar and his brother Maher are to be tried in absentia.