Rebel Leader Who Overthrew al-Assad Is Declared Syria’s President
The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a transitional period.
Syria’s new leader tells Russia to hand over Al Assad - and his '$2 billion'
Syria’s ruler Ahmad Al Shara has demanded that Russia hand over former president Bashar Al Assad and an estimated $2 billion dollars in liquid assets held by the Assad family in Russian banks, during a meeting in Damascus,
Russian government delegation makes first official visit to Syria since Assad's fall
A delegation of Russian officials arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for the first such visit to Syria since the fall of former President Bashar Assad. Assad, an ally of Moscow, took refuge in Russia after his ouster in December in a lightning rebel offensive.
Syria’s new rulers press Russia for reparations
Syria’s new government pressed Moscow about reparations in their first meeting with a Kremlin delegation since the downfall of staunch Russian ally Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month. Russian officials led by Mikhail Bogdanov,
Russian Envoys Arrive in Syria for First Time Since al-Assad Fell
Russia’s deputy foreign minister and a special envoy arrived in Damascus. Theirs was the first such visit since President Bashar al-Assad fled the country, according to Russian state news.
Russia hoping to keep Syrian military bases in talks with new leaders
A delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry travelled to Damascus for talks with Syria's new leaders on Tuesday for the first time since the fall of long-time ruler and Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad.
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What next for Assad and his family?
When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years of his family ruling Syria. Before Assad took office in 2000 ...
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Who is President Bashar al-Assad's wife - as Syria's Assad family flees Damascus
who has played a significant part in his rule. Born in London in 1975 to a Syrian diplomat family, Asma Al-Assad married Bashar al-Assad in December 2000, becoming Syria’s First Lady.
What We Know About Ahmed al-Shara, Syria’s Interim President
The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.
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Bashar al-Assad and family given asylum in Moscow, Russian media say
Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Moscow and been granted asylum "out of humanitarian considerations", Russian news agencies are quoting a Kremlin source as saying. Russian state TV ...
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Rebels reveal lavish lifestyle of Bashar al-Assad after palace invasion
Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming ... confirming that the former president and his family have sought asylum in ...
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Assad and Family in Moscow After Fleeing Syria
Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, where Russia has granted them political asylum, a source in the Kremlin told the state news agency TASS. Assad was in Damascus on Saturday and fled ...
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Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
(CNN) — Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning ...
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After collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Montrealers yearn for a new, democratic Syria
After a half century of despotic rule by Bashar al-Assad and his father, who killed or imprisoned anyone who challenged the family dynasty's iron rule, many Syrians around the world breathed a ...
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Sharaa’s ascent: From jihadist leader to Syria’s interim head of state
In less than two months, Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa has risen from rebel leader to interim president, after his Islamist group ...
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Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...