Assad had recently said that he saw Russia’s growing role in the world has helpful to maintain a multi-polar world order.
Syrian leader Assad praised support from Russia and Iran, highlighting strong ties and coordination against Western hegemony and terrorism.
30-year-old Druze activist A recounts how regime gunmen disperse peaceful protest with gunfire.
"The problem is not the meeting, but its content," a video clip released by the presidency showed Assad telling reporters in Damascus.
The elections are worth watching for what they may tell us regarding the regime’s attempts to return to regions in Syria illegally occupied by Turkey.
Syrian officials however have repeatedly said that any normalization in ties can only come after Turkey agrees to pull out thousands of troops from the rebel-held northwest.
Luna al-Shibl, Syrian President Assad's adviser, died after a suspected deliberate car accident in Damascus, amid political intrigues and military reforms in Syria.
Hand in Hand lodged complaint about series of airstrikes on the Kafr Nobol Surgical Hospital in 2019.
Escalating clashes in the cradle of the Syrian uprising challenge Assad’s hold on the region.
The office said in a statement that Rifaat al-Assad, 86, had been charged with "ordering homicides, acts of torture, cruel treatments and illegal detentions."