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Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000.
2 days ago · Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad. In spite of early hopes that he would support democratic reforms, he largely continued his father’s authoritarian methods. Beginning in 2011, he faced a major uprising that evolved into civil war.
May 19, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad strode into the Arab League summit in Jeddah, relishing the clearest recognition yet that he has won his war for Syria. He was embraced by the Saudi Crown Prince...
May 18, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria’s civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years.
President Bashar al-Assad has denied Syrian government forces were involved in the 2013 chemical attack. France's top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al ...
Oct 11, 2021 · BEIRUT, Lebanon — For a man who has spent the last decade battling armed rebels, being shunned in international forums and watching a brutal civil war dismantle his economy, the past few weeks have...
3 days ago · A French court upheld an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, adding momentum to recent European cases against the Syrian leader and other officials for alleged war crimes. The Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the French warrant for Assad is valid. Jeanne Sulzer and ...
