How Syria's former first lady aided the bloody regime

When Bashar al-Assad fled Syria in 2024, it ended one of the Middle East’s longest-running dynasties. We examine the rise and ...

What the death sentence for former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad tells us about the future of the country

The judge who sentenced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death in ...

Syria sentences absent Bashar al-Assad to death over killings, torture

It was the first Syrian conviction against Assad, who was ousted in 2024 and fled to Russia, ending decades of his family's ...
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Bashar al-Assad Fast Facts

Here is a look at the life of Bashar al-Assad, who was president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria Father: Hafez Assad, late Syrian ...

Bashar al-Assad

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