Bashar al-Assad
President of Syria since 2000
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Bashar al-Assad is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which nominally espouses a neo-Ba'athist ideology. His father and predecessor was General Hafiz al-Assad, whose presidency in 1971–2000 marked the transfiguration of Syria from a republican state into a de facto dynastic dictatorship, tightly controlled by an Alawite-dominated elite composed of the armed forces and the Mukhabarat, who are loyal to the al-Assad family.
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China's Xi meets Syria's Assad and announces strategic partnershipSyrian President Bashar al Assad has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China for "in-depth talks", according to Chinese state media.Sky News - Published | |
Syria's President Assad would 'welcome home refugees'Syrian President Bashar al Assad has said he would welcome home refugees who escaped the country's long-running civil war.Sky News - Published | |
Syrian President Assad attends Arab League summit after 12-year ban Syrian President Bashar al Assad has attended the annual summit of the Arab League for the first time in 12 years.Sky News - Published | |
Syrian president Assad invited to COP28 climate summit Syria's president Bashar al Assad has been invited to attend this year's COP28 climate talks in Dubai.Sky News - Published | |
Arab League votes to readmit Syria as members begin to normalise ties with President Assad The Arab League has voted to readmit Syria more than a decade after it was suspended following a bloody crackdown on street protests that led to civil war.Sky News - Published | |
Manchester City: Government critical of owner Sheikh Mansour's meeting with Syrian presidentManchester City owner Sheikh Mansour is criticised by the UK government for recently meeting with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.BBC Sport - Published | |
Syria's President Assad pictured meeting UAE rulers in first visit since brutal civil war began President Bashar Al Assad has travelled to the United Arab Emirates, his first visit to an Arab country since the outbreak of Syria's brutal civil war in 2011.Sky News - Published |
