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President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in Wednesday for a new term, warning Western and Arab governments of the backfire they face for their support of the armed revolt in Syria.
In the Media
by Roueida Mabardi (AFP)
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The Syrian regime is trying to re-brand itself as a useful force for security when it comes to confronting the threat Islamists, who have taken root in Iraq and Syria, now pose to western countries.
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Washington, D. C. -
Unfortunately, it's far too early to tell whether U.S. President Barack Obama's recent proposal to spend $500 million in support of Syrian rebels will accomplish anything.
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Embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overwhelmingly re-elected in the first presidential vote since civil war broke out three years ago, state-run television said Wednesday.
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France claims it has "information" which indicates that the Assad government is continuing to use chemical weapons against rebel groups in Syria. Apparently they have carried out nine such attacks in the past two months.
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The Lebanese-based Hezbollah militia that is backing Assad in the bloody war in Syria is utilizing new tactics to avoid heavy casualties.
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Syria's Bashar al-Assad is discreetly preparing to be re-elected for a third-term as president of Syria. He has also voiced his support for Russian premier Putin's intervention into the crisis in Ukraine.
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Damascus -
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said there is a "significant" chance he will seek a new term and ruled out sharing power with the opposition seeking his ouster, in an exclusive interview with AFP before the Geneva II peace talks.
In the Media
by Rana Moussaoui and Sammy Ketz (AFP)
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Damascus -
The office of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denied comments attributed to him Sunday by a Russian news agency which quoted him as saying his departure is not up for discussion.
In the Media
by AFP
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Damascus -
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad made a rare appearance on Sunday to attend prayers at a mosque in the capital Damascus, state television reported.
In the Media
by AFP
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Damascus -
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has revealed he is open to peace talks, but says they will not become a reality until foreign nations stop supporting the rebel fighters trying to overthrow him.
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Muslim clerics in rebel-held southern Damascus have issued a fatwa that permits citizens to eat animals that are typically forbidden to avoid starvation.
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Syria's Information Minister Omran Al-Zohbi has said that Syria's President Bashar al-Assad will remain in office and has the right to run for reelection in 2014 if he wishes to.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Italian television that his country will respect the United Nations Security Council resolution that mandates the international community's dismantlement of his country's stockpile of chemical weapons.
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In his latest interview the Syrian president has said that Syria has weapons more sophisticated than its chemical stockpiles which can “blind Israel.”
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In an interview with Venezuelan television, Syrian President Assad has said he still doesn't doubt that the U.S. might launch a military strike against his country, even in light of the recent Russian-brokered agreement.
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Assad's purported use of chemical weapons against rebel enclaves in Syria is the green light Obama red lined - but is it the cornerstone narrative behind a US military engagement?
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was adamant that the U.S. would move ahead with plans to strike the Syrian government for it's role in using chemical weapons.
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Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani has reaffirmed his support for Syria's Bashar al-Assad and Iran's proxy the Hezbollah organization in Lebanon.
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The new head of the Syrian National Coalition, Ahmed Jarba, has offered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a truce set to last until the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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American senators have said in a letter to the US President that Assad's victories over the Syrian opposition threaten the national security of the United States. They accordingly call for the implementation of a no fly zone.
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The Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed concerns over the potential political vacuum that may come into fruition in Syria if Assad were to relinquish power.
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The Syrian opposition has said that it will fight on until the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is forced from power. It says this is what needs to be done before any political solution can bring the conflict to an end.
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G8 world leaders have called on those allied with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to topple their president, hinting if they could do so there would be a place for them in the new Syria.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told Europe that it will pay a price if it arms terrorists fighting in his country.
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In the wake of the White House announcement that the Syrian government has definitively used chemical weapons against the rebels, Israel's defense minister claimed Israeli intervention would be counter-productive.
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Israel's intelligence minister Yuval Steinitz said there is a chance Assad will successfully crush the uprising against is rule with help from Iran and Hezbollah.
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In an interview with Al-Manar, an affiliated channel of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, President Bashar al-Assad stated that Syria has received the first batch of Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft missiles.
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Updated Saturday:11.00 CET. Hundreds of Sunnis are fleeing coastal towns and villages on Syria's Mediterranean coast after reports of at least two massacres, which look very much like a plan of sectarian cleansing.
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During the last week, there have been many reports in the media about possible chemical attacks in Syria. After wavering on the question for days, Obama changed tack yesterday and stated that the US now has evidence that chemical weapons have been used.
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Free Syrian Arab Army liberating Helfaya, Hama
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Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the President of Syria and Regional Secretary of the Syrian-led branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
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