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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bashar_al-AssadBashar al-Assad - Wikipedia

    Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000.

  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Bashar-al-AssadBashar al-Assad | Family, Biography, & Facts | Britannica

    4 days ago · Bashar al-Assad, president of Syria since 2000, when he succeeded his father, Hafez al-Assad. In spite of early hopes that he would support democratic reforms, he largely continued his father’s authoritarian methods. Beginning in 2011, he faced a major uprising that evolved into civil war.

  3. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesBashar al-Assad: French court confirms arrest warrant for Syrian...

    5 days ago · President Bashar al-Assad has denied Syrian government forces were involved in the 2013 chemical attack. France's top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al ...

  4. www.aljazeera.com › news › 2024/6/26French court upholds arrest warrant for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

    5 days ago · 26 Jun 2024. A Paris appeals court has upheld the validity of an arrest warrant issued for the Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad over alleged complicity in war crimes committed during the country’s ...

  5. www.bbc.com › news › articlesBashar al-Assad: French court confirms arrest warrant for Syrian...

    France's top appeals court has ruled that an arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued for alleged complicity in crimes and humanity and war crimes is valid, lawyers say.

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2021/10/11 › worldBashar al-Assad Steps In From the Cold, but Syria Is Still...

    Oct 11, 2021 · BEIRUT, Lebanon — For a man who has spent the last decade battling armed rebels, being shunned in international forums and watching a brutal civil war dismantle his economy, the past few weeks have...

  7. www.nytimes.com › 2023/05/18 › worldThe Long Isolation of Syria’s al-Assad Is Over - The New York...

    May 18, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria’s civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years.

  8. apnews.com › article › syria-france-assad-war-crimes-arrest-warrant-d64d25b39801Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for...

    4 days ago · The Paris appeals court has ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and ... his brother Maher Assad, the commander of the 4th Armored Division; and two Syrian generals, Ghassan Abbas and Bassam al-Hassan, for alleged complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity. They include a 2013 chemical attack on then opposition-held Damascus suburbs. RELATED COVERAGE ...

  9. www.nytimes.com › 2023/04/13 › worldAfter Shunning Assad for Years, the Arab World Is Returning Him...

    Apr 13, 2023 · President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was isolated for years after brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising. But in most Arab capitals today, the only question is how — not whether...

  10. www.reuters.com › world › french-court-upholds-warrant-syrias-assad-over-chemicalFrench court upholds warrant for Syria's Assad over chemical...

    4 days ago · Syria's President Bashar al-Assad attends the Arab League summit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights