Syrians celebrate a month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the ...
Syrians celebrate month since Assad’s overthrow with revolutionary songs in Damascus
A packed concert hall in Damascus came alive this week with cheers as Wasfi Maasarani, a renowned singer and symbol of the Syrian uprising, performed in celebration of “Syria’s victory.” ...
Reuters19d
Exclusive: Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say
Rifaat al-Assad led forces that crushed Syrian revolt in 1982 Switzerland charged him with crimes against humanity BEIRUT, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader ...
New York Post19d
Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% chance of survival, according to a report. “Asma is dying,” one ...
Cfr.org19d
Could the Myanmar Junta Rapidly Collapse Like al-Assad?
Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. With the sudden collapse of the al-Assad regime in Syria, after thirteen years ...
New York Post22d
Kremlin scrambles to address claims that Bashar al-Assad’s glamorous wife is divorcing him so she can move back to London
Russia scrambled to shoot down claims that exiled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s London-born wife Asma filed for divorce and wants to leave with her children to the UK. Turkish media dropped a ...
Newsweek23d
Kremlin Denies Bashar Al-Assad's Wife Exiled in Moscow 'Filed for Divorce'
The Kremlin has denied reports that Bashar al-Assad's wife has filed for divorce after being exiled to Moscow alongside her husband. The initial reports, which came from Turkish and Arab sources ...
Yahoo News23d
Asma al-Assad’s Family Responds to Reports She Is Divorcing Deposed Dictator Hubby
The father of Asma al-Assad, the wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, says his daughter is not seeking a divorce, contrary to reports in the Turkish media. “I am able to confirm that the ...
THE WEEK24d
Inside the house of Assad
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 ...
Barron's25d
How Assad's Inner Circle Fled Syria After His Fall
A lightning rebel offensive early this month caught Syria's ruling clan off guard. President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia on December 8, leaving behind many of his collaborators, some of whom ...
NBC News26d
U.S. delegation arrives in Syrian capital for first meetings since Assad's fall
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. officials arrived in Damascus on Friday for the first diplomatic mission to the Syrian capital since the fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad this month. The U.S ...
The Atlantic26d
Bashar al-Assad Exploited Alawites’ Fear
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For decades, the Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad built his power on a single, relentless narrative of survival: The regime presented itself as the only ...