How did the Assads come to power? Hafez al-Assad was one of a generation of Arab strongmen – among them Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt – who came ...

The tomb of the former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad has been set alight ... their respective dictators Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi. Western leaders have rallied to congratulate Syria ...

CAIRO — Months before his death in 1999, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad advised Lebanese Prime ... They resembled Gaddafi’s Libya somewhat, yes, but the scene was much more complex.

After 54 years, the brutal Assad regime has fallen to almost unanimous rejoicing. But any attempt to rebuild Syria's shattered society will first have to heal divides entrenched by two generations ...

Hafez al-Assad was one of a generation of Arab strongmen – among them Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, and Hosni Mubarak in Egypt – who came to power from the late 1960s onwards. Like ...