In Assad's hometown, few shared in his family's fortune. They hope they won't share in his downfall
On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad — whose son, Bashar ...
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
When he got there, Syrian troops were fleeing the area. Assad was in power for 24 years. Before that, his father, Hafez Assad ...
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In Qardaha, Assad’s hometown, few shared in his family’s fortune
On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals have ...
In Hama, survivors of the Assad family’s first massacre can finally speak
Assad’s father brutally crushed an uprising in Hama, creating a blueprint for repression. Decades later, Syrians can now ...
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Candid photos of Syria’s Assad expose a world beyond the carefully crafted and repressive rule
Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among ...
Who was in ousted Syrian President Assad’s inner circle and where are they now?
After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded ...
Inside the house of Assad
Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain ...
A long road ahead to decide Syria’s future after rapid end to Assad’s rule
For the first time in 50 years, the question of how Syria will be governed is wide open. The end of the Assad family’s rule ...
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Legacy in Ruins: The Fall of the Assad Dynasty
The fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria led to the desecration of Hafez Assad's mausoleum. Once restricted to locals, Qardaha now sees its residents struggling economically despite their previous ties ...
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Syrian rebels desecrate tomb of Bashar Assad’s father
Syrian rebels have desecrated the tomb of ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s father, former Syrian President Hafez al Assad. Hafez al Assad ruled Syria with an iron fist from 1970 to 2000 ...
Syrian rebels set fire to tomb of Assad's father Hafez in hometown
Pictures show that Hafez’s coffin might have been dragged out of the grave and set on fire. The mausoleum also houses the ...
Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations
A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in ...