Asma al-Assad

'Real dictator' Asma al-Assad added to EU sanctions list

One-Minute Read Tue 20 Mar, AT 09:32

British wife of Syrian despot Bashar al-Assad will join her husband in having EU assets frozen

Dr Fawaz Akhras

Syrian uprising 'like London riots' claims Assad's father-in-law

One-Minute Read Fri 16 Mar, AT 11:59

Harley Street cardiologist has been emailing Assad helping him 'spin' his crackdown, emails suggest

Asma al-Assad and Bashar al-Assad

Assads shopped for luxuries and music while 8,000 Syrians died

Summary Thu 15 Mar, AT 07:56

Emails unearthed by The Guardian also suggest Assad took advice from Iran and laughed at Arab League

Protesters in Idlib, Syria

Syrian army can only fight for six months amid economic collapse

First Post Sun 19 Feb, AT 09:20

'The minute they stop killing, millions of people will be on the streets,' says son of a former Syrian president

Syria: how Russia and China got Obama off the hook

Thu 16 Feb, AT 07:53 Alexander Cockburn

The obituaries for Assad's regime are premature – after Libya, no one has the stomach to intervene

Assad 'hell-bent on murdering' Syrians, says David Cameron

Summary Fri 10 Feb, AT 10:44

Ahead of nationwide protests against Russian veto, ambassador offers eye-witness account of brutality

Syria: US says military options 'may not be avoidable'

One-Minute Read Thu 9 Feb, AT 11:54

As diplomacy founders, and shelling of Homs continues, 'the window is closing' on Assad

Syrian opposition flag

Divided Syria is still a long way from regime change

Talking Point Wed 8 Feb, AT 11:35

Assad may be a monster and the bombing of Syrians a crime, but he still has allies, and his enemies are divided

Asma Bashar

Assad's 'delusional' wife Asma defends Syria crackdown

One-Minute Read Tue 7 Feb, AT 08:33

What does President Assad's British-born wife think of his behaviour? She finally breaks her silence

Syria: China defends use of UN veto as '50 killed' in Homs

First Post Mon 6 Feb, AT 11:55

Beijing warns that enforcing regime change in Damascus would be "an error"

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