--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bashar al-Assad ## Bashar al-Assad Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Dec 27, 2017 ## [Medical Evacuations Begin in Besieged Syrian Suburb](https://time.com/5080005/syria-eastern-ghouta-medical-evacuations-icrc/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Eli Meixler *  Apr 7, 2017 ## [Syrian Airstrikes Leave Key Questions About President Trump's Intentions Unanswered](https://time.com/4731128/syrian-airstrikes-trump-questions/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Massimo Calabresi *  Apr 7, 2017 ## [A Test of President Trump's 'America First' Policy](https://time.com/4730107/syria-chemical-donald-trump-assad/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Zeke J Miller and Philip Elliott *  Nov 17, 2016 ## [Syrian Jets Bombard Aleppo Children's Hospital](https://time.com/4574279/childrens-hospital-aleppo-syria/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Tekendra Parmar *  Aug 26, 2016 ## [Boost for Assad as Syria Regime Clears Town of Daraya](https://time.com/4467947/syria-daraya-evacuation-deal-rebels-assad-government/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Jul 12, 2016 ## [Syrian Rebels Assault Vital Aleppo Supply Route](https://time.com/4402242/syrian-rebels-aleppo-civilians-castello-road-assault/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Simon Lewis *  Jun 17, 2016 ## [U.S. Diplomats Call for Strikes Against Syrian President](https://time.com/4372813/us-diplomats-memo-obama-syria-policy-assad/) [POLITICS](/section/politics/) by Rishi Iyengar *  May 30, 2016 ## [Syrian Opposition Chief Negotiator Resigns](https://time.com/4351649/syria-mohammed-alloush-peace-talks-high-negotiations-committee/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Mark Rivett-Carnac *  Apr 5, 2016 ## [5 U.S.-Blacklisted Companies in the Panama Papers](https://time.com/4281652/panama-papers-companies-blacklisted-us-sanctions/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Mar 31, 2016 ## [Assad Says a New Government in Syria is Possible](https://time.com/4277341/assad-syria-peace-talks-opposition-government/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Mar 25, 2016 ## [New Draft of Syrian Constitution Wanted by August](https://time.com/4271703/syria-russia-kerry-putin-us-assad/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Nash Jenkins *  Mar 22, 2016 ## [Syria Talks: Assad's Future 'Not for Discussion'](https://time.com/4267170/bashar-al-assad-syria-peace-talks-un/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Feb 26, 2016 ## [Coming Weeks 'Critical' to Syria's Future, Obama Says](https://time.com/4238300/obama-syria-truce-russia-critical-assad/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rishi Iyengar *  Feb 9, 2016 ## [U.N. Probe Details Torture and Executions in Syria](https://time.com/4213275/systemized-violence-detainees-syria/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Simon Lewis *  Feb 5, 2016 ## [Thousands Flee Syrian Rebel Stronghold of Aleppo](https://time.com/4208886/aleppo-70000-displaced-syria-assad-russia-turkey/) [WORLD](/section/world/) by Rishi Iyengar ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/tag/bashar-al-assad/","name":"Bashar al-Assad"}}]}] ```