Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sat for an interview with state television on Sunday in the face of Western calls for him to step down, mixing defiance with promises of reform as he's done in his ...

(AP) One of two candidates challenging Bashar Assad in next month’s election has almost nothing but praise for the Syrian president, saying his handling of the country’s conflict has proven he is a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is open to having a dialogue with the United States, but there can be no "pressuring of the sovereignty" of his country, he said in an excerpt ...