<ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashar_Assad">Bashar Assad page on Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2579331.stm">BBC News profile of Bashar Assad</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html">CIA World Factbook: Syria </a></li> </ul> true 2008-06-05T11:32:25-07:00 The latest news and analysis about Bashar Assad, president of Syria. Bashar Assad 1525 2008-06-19T11:49:50-07:00 assad bashar 1488 2373 "Bashar Assad" "Bashar al-Assad" Assad Syria 9 true PEPLT007504 2008-09-03T11:19:40-07:00 bashar-assad 128b7313b9b9fb95059c0ec30e62ae2e TOPIC world/people/bashar-assad