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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. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander while Bashar studied to be an ophthalmologist. He wasn’t ...
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Once off-limits to Syrians, Assad's former summer residence now attracts tourists
QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long, winding road leading to what was once the family home of ousted Syrian leader ...
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Inside Bashar Al Assad’s favourite presidential palace
The Muhajireen presidential palace in central Damascus, one of the Syrian capital's most beautiful architectural landmarks, bears few scars from the looting that took place in December 2024 as the end ...
Tulsi Gabbard’s Secret Bashar al-Assad Meetings, Explained
Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an ...
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Seven years of torture by Assad’s executioners: ‘I will never forgive them’
From our special correspondant in Syria – Accused of belonging to the Palestinian group Hamas, which was then Bashar Al-Assad’s bête noire, Mohamar Ouda was arrested by the Syrian army in ...
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Assad's future life in exile
As opposition forces took hold of Damascus a little over a week ago, Syria's dictator, Bashar al-Assad, took flight. Flying below radar range and with "the aircraft's transponder switched off ...
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Is Bashar al-Assad nearly finished?
It also doesn't mention one key point: What happens to Bashar al-Assad?" Maybe it's just a coincidence that Iran, one of the regime's few remaining allies, let this glimpse at a post-Assad Syria ...
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Where Is Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad?
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attending prayers in the capital, Damascus, earlier this year. (SANA/AFP/Getty Images) Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow ...
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Bashar al-Assad
From Donald Trump being shot at a campaign rally to Bashar al-Assad's shock overthrow, Newsweek writers on the moment of 2024: plus have your say. "I believe there will be violent fighting ...
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Putin 'Stopped Taking Calls' From Bashar al-Assad Before Coup: Report
Vladimir Putin allegedly "stopped taking calls" from the former Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, before he was ousted by rebels in December, according to a former aide. Kamel Saqr, who ...
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Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country’s interim president
The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim ...
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Iran pulls most of its forces out of Syria as rebels rebuild after fall of Assad regime: report
Iranian forces, which had long been present in Syria under an alliance with President Bashar al-Assad, are all but gone as its members have all either fled or been ordered to withdraw since the ...