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FACT CHECK: No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Is Returning To Ophthalmology
A post shared on Facebook claims that deposed Syrian leader Bashar Assad is returning to ophthalmology in Russia. Verdict: ...
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Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander while Bashar studied to be an ophthalmologist. He wasn’t ...
Bashar al-Assad’s inner circle: Who are they and where are they now?
Some Syrian regime officials believed to have entered Lebanon with fake identification; ousted president and brother most ...
The Rise and Fall of Asma al-Assad, Syrian Dictator’s Wife Fighting to Live
Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.
Bashar al-Assad Fleeing Syria Brings an End to Generational Terror for Some Syrian Families
Assad, our nation’s “father,” wasn’t born of loyalty; it was a survival tactic, rooted in generational terror that he was ...
Bashar al-Assad’s wife Asma given only 50% chance of cancer survival: ‘Asma is dying’
The British wife of ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is deathly ill with leukemia — with doctors only giving her a 50% ...
Assad exhibited little of the tackiness of Iraq’s Saddam. But his rule was just as brutal
Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...
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Assad makes first public statement after Syria ouster. What happens next for him and his wealth?
Here's what to know as Syrian rebels say Bashar al-Assad has fled Russia gave the Assads asylum ... vacation in Syria and ...
Asma al-Assad cannot be allowed to return to the UK
When, aged 25, Asma Akhras swapped pursuing an MBA at Harvard for marrying a meek-looking ex-ophthalmology student named ...
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Bashar al-Assad, an Ophthalmologist Who Became a Dictator, Is the Last of a Despotic Dynasty
Once a self-styled modernizer, Syria’s president bought time with a harsh crackdown, but his government eventually succumbed to its many enemies. More than 100 of North Korea's elite 'Storm ...
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Bashar al-Assad, an ophthalmologist who became a dictator, is the last of a despotic dynasty
Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad ... He moved to London in the 1980s to become an ophthalmologist, inspired by the ability of science to give people sight.