Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave
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8 killed in renewed strikes on Syria’s last rebel enclave

BEIRUT (AP) — At least eight civilians were killed, including three children, when Syrian government rockets hit two villages in…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
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Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
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German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a…
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
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Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth…
Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria
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Scion of a dynasty, Assad rules over shattered Syria

President Bashar al-Assad, once seen as a reformer but viewed by his many foes as a tyrant after a decade…
France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use
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France urges rebuke for Syria over chemical weapons use

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A group of 46 nations called Tuesday on member states of the global chemical weapons…
1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections
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1st woman applies to run for Syria’s presidential elections

BEIRUT (AP) — A woman from the capital Damascus has applied to run for Syria’s presidential elections, the parliament speaker…
Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants
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Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. Rear Adm.…
Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog
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Syrian air force may have dropped chlorine bomb on town in rebel area in 2018 – chemical arms watchdog

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog has “reasonable grounds to believe” that Syria’s air force dropped a chlorine…
Syria says Assad, his wife have recovered from coronavirus
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Syria says Assad, his wife have recovered from coronavirus

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife have recovered from COVID-19 and returned to their regular duties…
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