Bashar al-Assad

@DAMASCUS: Debate at dinner over Syrian uprising
The Asahi Shimbun
I was invited by a Syrian friend of mine to a dinner at his home in the capital, Damascus, in July, as the disruption in the lives of residents following an offensive against...
Syria suicide bombers kill 55, ceasefire in tatters
The explosions left a big crater in front of Syria's intelligence service in Damascas. (Shingo Kuzutani)
BEIRUT--Two suicide car bombers killed 55 people and wounded 372 in Damascus on May 10, state media said, the deadliest attacks in the Syrian capital since an uprising against...
Syrian opposition signals readiness to negotiate...
Burhan Ghalioun (Photo by Tsutomu Ishiai)
ISTANBUL--For the first time, Syria's main opposition leader has expressed a willingness to hold talks with the embattled Assad regime on a transfer of power.
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