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Putin condemns foreign troops in Assad meeting
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the presence of foreign troops in Syria without the approval of its leader Bashar…
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Syria’s Assad takes oath after criticised re-election
DAMASCUS: President Bashar al-Assad took the oath of office for a fourth term in war-ravaged Syria yesterday, after taking 95…
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Syria votes to extend Assad’s grip on power
DAMASCUS: President Bashar Al-Assad dismissed criticism of Syria’s presidential election as voters cast ballots yesterday in government-held areas despite Western…
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Assad, Syria’s iron-fisted president
BEIRUT: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, an ophthalmologist by training who has overseen one of the century’s bloodiest conflicts, is expected…
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Syrians abroad kick off vote on new term for Assad
BAABDA, Lebanon: Thousands of Syrians flocked to their embassy in Lebanon yesterday as expatriates and refugees kicked off voting for…
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Syria’s Assad to face two ‘rivals’ in May vote
DAMASCUS: A Syrian former minister and a member of the Damascus-tolerated opposition will face Bashar Al-Assad in this month’s presidential…
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Watchdog strips Syria of voting rights
THE HAGUE: The global chemical weapons watchdog agreed yesterday to strip Syria of its voting rights in an unprecedented punishment…
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Syria’s Assad set for election win 10 years after start of war
BEIRUT: A decade of war may have ravaged his country, but Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad has clung to power and…
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Syria regime auctions off land of displaced
DURAYKISH, Syria: A handout picture released on Wednesday shows Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and his wife Asma during the afforestation…
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Assad warns of ‘catastrophe’ as Syria virus lockdown eases
ARIHA: Photo taken during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan shows an aerial view of members of the displaced…
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Idlib: ‘Forgotten city’ targeted for revenge by Assad
AN NAYRAB: A man holding a flag of the Syrian opposition poses for a ‘selfie’ photo on a phone with…
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Eight years on, Assad clings on but beleaguered
BEIRUT: Bashar Al-Assad has won his war for political survival but as Syria’s conflict enters its ninth year, his country…
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