Full Episode
Monday, Oct 6
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy

Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue
Donate now
PBS News

Get news alerts from PBS News

Turn on desktop notifications?

Bashar Assad

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters
  • Live

Jun 27

Pentagon says it detected ‘active preparations’ by Syria for chemical attack

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

The Pentagon said it detected "active preparations" by Syria for a chemical weapons attack, giving weight to a White House statement hours earlier that the Syrian government would "pay a heavy price" if it carried out such an attack.

Continue reading

May 16

WATCH: Trump, Turkey’s Erdogan vow to repair relationship

By Vivian Salama, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The presidents of the United States and Turkey vowed Tuesday to repair a relationship battered by years of disputes over Syria's civil war and its various fighting groups, even as they broached a new disagreement over U.S. plans…

Continue reading

Apr 11

Spicer says Hitler comment ‘inexcusable and reprehensible’

By Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin, Associated Press

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said that his attempt to compare the Holocaust and Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons was "inexcusable and reprehensible."…

Continue reading

Apr 10

Column: Why removing Syria’s Assad from power is so complicated

By David Alpher for The Conversation

As costly as inaction has been in the six years since the Arab Spring uprisings first took hold in Syria, recent history suggests that removing Syrian President Bashar Assad in a hurry would be an even bigger mistake.

Continue reading

Apr 06

Tillerson to visit Moscow as U.S., Russia face fresh tensions

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

A proxy battle with Russia in Syria and multiple Russia-related investigations in the U.S. will follow Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Moscow next week on a trip designed to test the Trump administration's hopes for closer ties to the…

Continue reading

Apr 06

WATCH: President Trump’s full statement on U.S. missile attack on Syria

By Joshua Barajas

President Donald Trump's full remarks on why the U.S. decided to launch a surprise attack Thursday on a government-controlled air base in Syria.

Continue reading

Apr 06

WATCH: President Trump says ‘something should happen’ on Assad and Syria

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump is suggesting that Syrian President Bashar Assad may have to leave power after this week's chemical weapons attack.

Continue reading

Mar 12

Al-Qaida-linked group claims deadly attack in Syrian capital

By Associated Press

An al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility Sunday for twin blasts near holy shrines frequented by Shiites in the Syrian capital Damascus that killed at least 40 people.

Continue reading

Feb 07

Amnesty: Up to 13,000 hanged in Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’

By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

The prison north of Damascus was known to detainees as "the slaughterhouse" and in it, as many of 13,000 people were hanged in only four years after a series of sham trials, according to a new report issued by Amnesty…

Continue reading

Sep 13

A look at some of the details of the confidential Syria cease-fire deal

By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The new Syria cease-fire is rich in detail on the mechanics of ending violence in Aleppo. Officials familiar with the document outline a highly technical series of requirements for both Syrian President Bashar Assad's government and opposition forces.

Continue reading

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2 3 4 5 6
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

web ad

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Monday, Oct 6
  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the News Hour
PBS News

© 1996 - 2025 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • X
  • TikTok
  • Threads
  • RSS

Subscribe to Here's the Deal with Lisa Desjardins

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Support for News Hour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Raymond James
  • Viewers Like You