Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
WEBBashar al-Assad[a][b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which nominally espouses a neo-Ba'athist ideology.
Bashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 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.
Bashar al-Assad - Facts, Father & Family - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · Who Is Bashar al-Assad? Born on September 11, 1965, Bashar al-Assad had no intention of entering political life, let alone becoming president of Syria. But a tragic death and a calculating...
The Long Isolation of Syria’s al-Assad Is Over - The New York Times
WEBMay 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.
Syria: Dismay and fear as Bashar al-Assad returns to Arab fold
WEBMay 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...
Bashar al-Assad Steps In From the Cold, but Syria Is Still Shattered
WEBOct 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...
After Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him …
WEBApr 13, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was isolated for years after brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising.
French court confirms Bashar al-Assad arrest warrant over Syria ... - BBC
WEBJun 26, 2024 · France's top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued for alleged complicity in crimes and humanity and war crimes is valid, lawyers say.
Bashar al-Assad - BBC News
WEBMay 19, 2023 · Syrian's President Bashar al-Assad is coming out of diplomatic isolation - to the terror of refugees.
Prosecutors ask France's highest court to rule on validity of arrest ...
WEBNICE, France (AP) — French prosecutors have requested the country’s highest court to rule on the validity of the international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war, according to a …