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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 ...
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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’s inner circle: Who are they and where are they now?
The Western-educated ophthalmologist initially raised ... Gen. Bassam Merhej al-Hassan, head of Bashar Assad’s office and the man in charge of his security, are accused of human rights violations.
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Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
Assad studied ophthalmology in London until his older brother Bassel, who had been groomed to succeed Hafez, died in a car crash in 1994. Bashar al-Assad was then thrust into the national ...
Asma Al-Assad: Syrian First Lady Seeking Divorce From Bashar Al-Assad
Assad, the wife of then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It was titled "A Rose in the Desert," and in the words of Joan ...
No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Was 'Poisoned' in 'Assassination Bid'
The Telegram account General SVR is popular with British tabloids but has a less-than-perfect track record for truth.
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% ...
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'Don't let Assad's British wife return to UK', ministers urged, after she 'becomes unhappy with Moscow life'
Ministers have been urged not to let the British wife of deposed Syrian despot Bashar Al-Assad come back to the UK amid ...
Has Assad Been Poisoned in Russia? What We Know
A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the fate of the Syrian dictator after he fled to Moscow following his downfall.
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
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.