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Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Bashar al-Assad, sentenced on appeal to four years in prison
Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, was sentenced on Thursday by the Paris Court of Appeal to four years’ imprisonment for having fraudulently built up assets in France…
Bashar al-Assad sworn in for a fourth term in a country in ruins
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was sworn in on Saturday for a fourth term in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Damascus, after winning 95.1% of the vote in the…
Bashar al-Assad unsurprisingly re-elected for a fourth term
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, February 11, 2016 in Damascus during an exclusive interview with AFP – JOSEPH EID AFP Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected with 95.1% of the vote,…
Bashar al-Assad and two other candidates in the running
Bashar al-Assad, in an election campaign, is seeking a fourth presidential term. – SANA / AFP The High Constitutional Court in Syria validated on Monday the candidacy for a fourth…