Jan 17, 2014 assad and his allies are banking on the fact that the west will see his continuing hold on power as less threatening than the islamist threat. Kofi annan meets with bashar alassad the new york times. Assad has held these positions since the death of his father hafez al assad 19302000, who had ruled syria since 1971. Bashar alassad biography childhood, life achievements. Sep 09, 20 a softspoken, lisping eye doctor, he enjoyed western rock music and electronic gadgets an accidental heir to power. May 03, 20 in the newspaper, on the radio, on tv, everywhere people are talking about bashar al assad. Which is the solution, alassad or the rebel alliance. Mar 16, 2012 syrian president bashar al assad and his wife asma laugh during a visit to st. The united nations will delay the next round of syria peace talks by two days to allow the cessation of hostilities in force since saturday to take hold, u. Russias priority is the survival of assad s regime. Since egyptian president abd alfattah alsisi came to power in 2014, egypt has adopted a policy supportive of the syrian regime, as reflected in statements. Manal assad senior content strategy analyst mastercard.
Most alawites rallied behind assad when the syrian uprising erupted in 2011. The worlds attention is focused on that beleaguered nation. Initially he was not thought of as his father, hafez al assad s successor. Russias bombardment of syrian rebel positions and open backing of the bashar al assad government in syria meant that moscows role in the sixyear civil war got most of the limelight in 2017. Times of oman march 17, 2016 by muscat media group issuu. Syrias president bashar al assad has denied responsibility for a gas. He graduated from ain shams university in 2009 and specializes in. Bashar alassad simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. No legitimate successor to assad french president says france no longer considers assads departure a precondition to resolving civil war. Syria is a majority sunni muslim country, but president assad belongs to the alawite muslim minority. A cache of emails obtained by the guardian shows the private correspondence of syrias president bashar al assad and his wife asma, throwing light on their preoccupations as the country slides. However he is not alone, as hezbollah in nearby lebanon is shia which is why they are assisting him in fighting.
He can claim control of the biggest cities, but the rebels are. I say to you, i certainly get annoyed while people think about worries that they plainly dont know about. Feb 07, 2012 the alassad family is from the minority alawite sect which makes up only 12 per cent of the syrian population, yet has been dominant in syria since the baath party took over in the early 1960s. As the united nations warns that syria has descended into civil war, russia continues to back president. John kerry and bashar alassad dined in damascus telegraph. Sergio assad sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Bassem asaad, mb bch is an anesthesiology specialist in medford, ny and has been practicing for 11 years. Beirut, lebanon the united states joined with 10 other nations to expel top syrian diplomats on tuesday, increasing international pressure on president bashar al assad. Irs clarifies application of the steptransaction doctrine. Legitimacy comes from the inside, syrians are more united and resolved to protect their country. Jul 27, 2017 russia has backed the assad regime in the conflict.
And within syria, all eyes turn toward bashar al assad, the abraham lincoln of syria. At least 400,000 people have been killed across syria, half the countrys population have been displaced, and huge numbers have gone missing, many of. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover manals. View assad moufareges profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He was unopposed each time because noone else was allowed to stand against him. We are hearing a lot of things about him, some true, some wrong. President al assad discussed the possibility of a syrianisraeli war and the decisionmaking process in syria.
He occupied the position of vicepresident and commander of the defense brigades the elite defense troops of the syrian regime. Posts tagged bashar alassad syria rebel enclave is assad regimes weak spot by agence francepresse syrias rebelheld enclave of eastern ghouta near the capital is the regimes achilles heel, and because of this it faces an almost inevitable. Bashar al assad born 11 september 1965 is the president of syria and the head of the baath party in syria. Syrias bashar al assad labels idlib chemical attack fabrication to justify us strike updated april 14, 2017 10. View assad ibrahims profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Bashar is a being of extraterrestrial origin, a friend from the future who has spoken for the past 26 years through channel, darryl anka, bringing through a wave of new information that clearly explains in detail how the universe works and how each person creates the reality they experience. Secretary of state rex tillerson called the agreement the first indication the u. Oct 16, 2015 the current war in syria and iraq is primarily a conflict between the sunnis and the shias of the region. Assad moufarege principal quantitative recruiters, llc.
This was a role originally filled by his brother basil who died in an accident in 1994. Holding the assad regime accountable july 27, 2017 victims of the chemical weapons attack lie on the ground in khan sheikhoun, in the northern province of idlib, syria. Get bashar al assad latest news, breaking news, videos, photos, special reports, trends, top news, opinions on bashar al assad at business standard by continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them. Improving access to liver transplant and the care of patients awaiting liver transplant. Bashar and parallel universes science of wholeness is. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover assads connections and jobs at similar companies. French intelligence says assad forces carried out sarin. In 1986, syrias ministry of culture issued an official decision to build a national library. In the recent weeks, there have been clear signs of further rapprochement between egypt and the syrian regime, headed by bashar al assad, although egyptian officials repeatedly stress that egypt is not taking sides in the syrian crisis. Bashar al assad wasborn on september 11 th 1965, in damascus. May 26, 2017 syria is a majority sunni muslim country, but president assad belongs to the alawite muslim minority. Why assad keeps dropping gas bombs on syrian civilians.
Bashar al assad was elected in 2000, and reelected in 2007. Brazilianamerican vocalist, pianist, arranger and contemporary composer of genredefying music exploring the intersections of jazz, brazilian music, world, orchestral, chamber and improvised music. They now fear retaliation by sunni islamist rebel groups, tying the communitys fate even more closely to the survival of the regime. French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to syrian president bashar al assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on april 4 in northern syria and that assad or members of his inner. You can also see this other video of menino played by the assad brothers themselves along with yoyo ma. John kerry and bashar al assad dined in damascus photographs showing john kerry, the us secretary of state, dining in splendour with president bashar al assad. American support for president bashar alassad home. Born on 22 august 1937, rifaat alassad is a career army officer and a politician in syria. He is the 3 rd son of hafez al assad, the former syrian president, and aniseh al assad. Image caption russia is not motivated to support bashar al assad by arms sales alone. My heart goes out to the people who died by the hands of.
A softspoken, lisping eye doctor, he enjoyed western rock music and electronic gadgets an accidental heir to power. Apr 14, 2017 syrias bashar alassad labels idlib chemical attack fabrication to justify us strike updated april 14, 2017 10. Assad forces enter isiss military capital, kills 60 foreign. Never the first choice to succeed his father, he was studying ophthalmology in london when his older brother and heir apparent, bassel, was killed. In 1994, bashars elder brother bassel, heir apparent to father hafez alassad, was killed in a car crash. Assad ibrahim inspection packaging technology manager. The al assad family is from the minority alawite sect which makes up only 12 per cent of the syrian population, yet has been dominant in syria since the baath party took over in the early 1960s. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover assad s. Bashar assad claims a major victory, but syrias war isnt over.
How the new yorker misreports syria consortiumnews. Assad has held these positions since the death of his father hafez al assad 19302000, who had ruled syria since 1971 bashar al assad was elected in 2000, and reelected in 2007. The revelation that the russian airliner was brought down by a bomb will not change moscows syrian policy. The libyan leader was stopped by nato, but assad knows that the western powers will not go to war in syria. Manal h assaad, md is a doctor primarily located in canton, oh. Assad is a politician who got in power much against his own will. Bashar is a being of extraterrestrial origin, a friend from the future who has spoken for the past 26 years through channel, darryl anka, bringing through a wave of new information that clearly explains in detail how the universe works and how each person creates the. He is the younger brother of former syrian president hafez alassad and the uncle of. Then bashar was called back to syria, and was gradually trained to become a politician. The second son of former president hafez al assad, he has continued the legacy of his fathers brutal rule of syria. Your favorite justification seemed to be on the internet the easiest thing to be aware of. Assad can continue, as he has up until now, to kill rebels, protesters and their families.
A picture taken during a press tour provided by the russian armed forces on september 15, shows a russian soldier standing guard in a central street in syrias eastern province of deir ezzor. Theres also a cd titled viva brazil live ep the performance here was recorded at the schwob school of music, georgia and filmed and edited by the excellent drew henderson. American support for president bashar alassad facebook. A cache of emails obtained by the guardian shows the private correspondence of syrias president bashar alassad and his wife asma, throwing light on their preoccupations as the country slides. Syria, iraq and iran are all nations headed by shia governments. View manal assad s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Syrias president bashar alassad has denied responsibility for a gas. Taqla convent to celebrate easter with orphan kids living there at the historic city of maaloula, northeast of. Global tides volume 9 article 8 3262015 why bashar al assad remains in power taylor clausen pepperdine university, taylor. This alone divides him from jordan, preus invasion iraq, saudi arabia, turkey, and of course his own people. Proceedings for war crimes against rifaat alassad massacres. Even a casual listener might have questioned his remarkable attribution of syrias entire death toll. Jul 23, 2001 syrian president, bashar al assad, was interviewed by the prosyrian lebanese newspaper, alsafir. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease nafld and the impact of gut bacteria microbiome on the progression of this disease. Russias priority is the survival of assads regime europe. View assad malics profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Mar 23, 2012 the european union slapped sanctions on president bashar al assad s powerful mother and wife on friday, targeting his inner circle in an effort to force syria to end its repression of a yearlong. Bashars philosophy of decisionmakingin the last few years of the president and father hafez assad, i was very close to the center of. Assads latest atrocity described by amnesty international as war crimes on epic scale is a savage bombardment of starving civilians, many of them women and children, in ghouta. Assad at the center of the storm, as also it had done before to abraham lincoln. While this may be too bitter a pill to swallow for the west, the assad option is certainly less distasteful than it was this time last year. Assad is an alawitte, who is a shia minority ruling a 74% sunni majority country. Parallels the syrian leader is in his strongest position in years. Syrian president, bashar al assad, was interviewed by the prosyrian lebanese newspaper, alsafir. Youll find a wide selection of sergio assad sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. You are not possessive, you respect all things you are not invasive, you have no envy you are not in. Yet assad, who turns 48 on wednesday, has proven to be relentlessly.