The Forward

Beleaguered Assad Defiant in Rare Speech

A defiant Syrian President Bashar al-Assad called on Sunday for national mobilisation in a “war to defend the nation”, describing rebels fighting him as terrorists and agents of foreign powers with ...
The Atlantic

Bashar al-Assad to Make Rare Public Speech Sunday

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad plans to make his first public speech since June on Saturday, but no one's really sure what he's going to say. Assad has never indicated even a willingness to talk ...
Yahoo

Six months after al-Assad's fall: Syria's tightrope walk to unity

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo released by the official Syrian Arab news agency (SANA) on 16 February shows then Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...
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Inside Bashar al-Assad's exile in Moscow, a year since ouster from Syria

As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of the Assad regime, reports continue to provide details about the lives of the Assads. A new report at Al-Arabiya notes, “The ousted Syrian president, ...
CNN

A year on from the ousting of Assad, Syrians remember the pain but rejoice at their freedom

“Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from ...