Bashar al-Assad

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Bashar al-Assad, the former president of Syria, is reported to have fled to Russia following the overthrow of his regime in December 2024. Russian officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenko and Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, have stated that his reception in Russia was motivated solely by humanitarian considerations and not by political intent. A Syrian court has issued a death sentence in absentia against him for crimes including mass killings, torture, and crimes against humanity committed during the civil war.

Events

• Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Georgy Borisenkov stated that Syrian…
• Protests against rising fuel prices have engulfed Syria
• Russia grants asylum to Assad over humanitarian grounds
• US Removes Syria from Terror Sponsor List
• Syria sentences cousin of Bashar al-Assad to death
• First passenger flight from Damascus to Moscow in 1.5 years arrives
• Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
• BBC journalists checked all numbers in the notepad, and one of the…
• Russia and Syria Transform Bases into Joint Training Centers
• Reuters: Syria will reduce imports of Russian oil in order to lift…

Recent coverage

• Russia will not review its decision to grant political asylum to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad — ASTRA
• Russian Foreign Ministry rules out reviewing decision on granting asylum to Assad — Ведомости
• Moscow declares Damascus understands the unshakeability of the decision on Asad's asylum — Интерфакс
• Syria transferred assets confiscated from Bashar al-Assad's associates to the state investment fund — The Moscow Times
• In Syria — mass protests with disorder due to fuel price increase — BBC News Русская служба
• Protests against fuel price hikes have spread to Syria: people are burning tires and blocking roads — The Insider
• Mass protests begin in Syria over fuel price rise — Ведомости
• Zakhrova: there was no political background in the decision on admitting Assad to Russia — Коммерсантъ
• Zakharova rules out political motive for Assad's reception in Russia — Коммерсантъ
• Zakharova told why Bashar al-Assad was welcomed in Russia — Вести
• Zakhrova explained why Bashar al-Assad was welcomed in Russia — Интерфакс
• Russia returns its military fleet to the Mediterranean after a two-month absence — The Insider
• USA excludes Syria from list of state sponsors of terrorism — ЭХО / Новости
• In Syria, cousin of Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death — Коммерсантъ
• In Syria, cousin of Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death — The Insider
• Damascus court sentenced Bashar Assad's cousin to death — Вести
• Cousin of Assad sentenced to death — Ведомости
• First passenger flight from Damascus in over a year arrived in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
• Syrian Airlines resumed flights between Damascus and Moscow — Ведомости
• First flight from Damascus to Moscow sent after fall of Bashar al-Assad regime — Коммерсантъ