Russia’s Putin hosts Syria’s Assad in the Kremlin as tensions rise in the Middle East Associated Press Shares
Paris court upholds validity of France’s arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad Associated Press Shares
France is trying Syrian ex-officials for the torture and killing of a father and son. Here’s why By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Barbara Surk and John Leicester - Associated Press Shares
Syrian first lady Asma Assad diagnosed with leukemia, president’s office says Associated Press Shares
France issues arrest warrants for Syrian president, 3 generals alleging involvement in war crimes By Barbara Surk and Angela Charlton - Associated Press Shares
Canada and the Netherlands take Syria to top U.N. court, accuse Damascus of widespread torture By Mike Corder - Associated Press Shares
Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy By Ken Mortitsugu - Associated Press Shares
Syrian President Bashar Assad arrives in China on first visit since the beginning of war in Syria Associated Press Shares
Syria’s Assad will visit China as Beijing boosts its reach in the Middle East By Albert Aji and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press Shares
Protesters in southern Syria smash statue as they mark 2015 assassination of anti-government leader Associated Press Shares
Protests rock government-held areas in southern Syria as economy crumbles By Kareem Chehayeb and Bassem Mroue - Associated Press Shares
Assad blames Erdogan for violence in Syria and insists on a pullout of Turkish troops By Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press Shares
Jordan’s foreign minister calls for investment into war-torn Syria to speed up refugee returns By Omar Sanadiki and Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press Shares
Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new U.N. push to find loved ones By Kareem Chehayeb and Ghaith Al-Sayed - Associated Press Shares
Captagon, a little white pill, gives Syria’s Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press Shares