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Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria ... He assumed the presidency via an election in which his name was the only one on the ballot, receiving 99.74% of the vote.
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New elections could take up to four years, Syria rebel leader says
This is the first time he has given a timeline for possible elections in Syria since his group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) led a rebel offensive that ousted former President Bashar al-Assad.
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Bashar al-Assad has fallen: now I must continue writing
Three days before the start of the battle to oust Bashar al-Assad, a Syrian political figure I trust for his insights and analysis called me. With my 18 years of experience in journalism, his words ...
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Syria’s de facto leader says holding elections could take up to four years
Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, says holding elections in the war-ravaged ... Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad three weeks ago. Drafting a new constitution ...
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Syrian activists work to avoid return to dictatorship
in a scene unimaginable under president Bashar al-Assad's rule. Since Islamist-led rebels ousted the longtime ruler last ...
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German politician says ‘unconscionable’ to send Syrians home
A member of Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) on Sunday said it is “unconscionable” for Syrians in the ...
The discovery of brutal mass graves in Syria reveals Assad’s legacy of horror
Syria’s Civil Defense has uncovered over two dozen charred bodies in two basements in rural Damascus, adding to the growing ...
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Syria's leader says elections could take 4 years: Al Arabiya interview
In a wide-ranging interview three weeks after his Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied rebels ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad from power after a ... be integrated into the national ...
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Bashar al-Assad ousted
The latest on Syria as Bashar al-Assad flees to Moscow and rebels claim Damascus. Plus, the future of Yoon Suk Yeol, Romania’s cancelled election and Saudi Arabia’s new date-based soft drink. The ...
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Syria's Kurdish community at the center of a post-Assad game of geopolitical tug-of-war
Last month's sudden and tumultuous overthrow of Syria's longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad marked a moment of ... where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a ...
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Supporters of ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad flee Syria
A new type of Syrian refugee is fleeing across the border into Lebanon: those who once supported dictator Bashar Al-Assad.
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Syria's de facto leader al-Sharaa says it could take four years to hold elections
Syria's de facto leader has said it could take up to four years to hold elections ... President Bashar Assad and ending the country's uprising-turned civil war that started in 2011. Al-Sharaa ...