Bashar al-Assad

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Middle East

Five killed in blast inside Syrian army ammunition depot

Anchal Vohra. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Assad is friends with the Arab world again

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks as he meets with the Syrian cabinet in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture released by Sana on March 30, 2021. SANA/Handout via REUTERS
Politics

Syria's Assad wins 4th term with 95% of vote, in election the West calls fraudulent

A woman prepares a ballot box during the presidential elections at a polling centre in Damascus, Syria May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
World+Biz

Syrians go to the polls in election that Assad is set to win

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters
World+Biz

Syria's election holds few surprises after years of war

In this June 10, 2000 file photo, Syrian mourners wave portraits of President Hafez Assad, right, and his two sons Bashar, centre, and Basil who died in a car accident in 1994 to mourn the death of their president, in Damascus, Syria. AP Photo/Hussein Malla
Politics

In ruins, Syria marks 50 years of Assad family rule

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters
World+Biz

Syria's Assad blames Turkey for fighting between Azeris and Armenians

Photo: BSS/AFP
World+Biz

Trump says he wanted to kill Assad, but Mattis opposed

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Picture: Reuters
World+Biz

Syria's Assad designates Arnous to form a new government, presidency says