Hafiz Assad (al-'Asad; 1930-2000) took power in Syria in 1970 and became president, a position he retained longer than any other person since Syrian independence in 1946.Hafiz Assad was born on Octobe...
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Damascus (dpa) - The Syrian parliament Thursday unanimously agreed
to nominate President Bashar al-Assad for a second term with the
formal decision expected to be announced ...
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DAMASCUS, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Syrian users of Facebook said
on Friday the authorities had blocked access to the social
network Web site as part of a crackdown on political activism on
the Internet....
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GOLAN FRONTLINE, Syria, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Under the gaze of
an Israeli tank, Syrian bulldozers slice through rocky terrain
to build roads just inside a ceasefire line separating the
occupied Gola...
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DAMASCUS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad has promised to release seven dissidents jailed after
trying to revive a democratic movement crushed by the
authorities, two U.S. lawm...
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DAMASCUS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar
al-Assad has promised to release seven dissidents jailed after
trying to revive a democratic movement crushed by the
authorities, two U.S. lawm...
Read more
Damascus (dpa) - "Look! They are lying," controversial Syrian
comedian Doureid Leham said, pointing to a TV screen showing Arab
politicians giving statements in a news bulle...
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Hafiz Assad
Syrian parliament agrees to nominate al-Assad for second term
