Syrian president Bashar Assad has defended his government's crackdown on opponents, saying a doctor performing emergency surgery does not have blood on his hands if he is trying to save a patient. full story ![]()

Britain's most senior doctor has called for a crackdown on cosmetic surgery, with tougher controls on who can offer the procedures which have become "normalised" in the pursuit of perfection
telegraph.co.uk (29 days ago)
WASHINGTON - The White House says that Syria's future cannot include President Bashar Assad. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the U.S. views Syria's future as being a post-Assad future. But he says it's up to the Syrian opposition to decide which elements of Assad's regime could be included in a transitional government.
bostonherald.com (14 days ago)
Unfounded rumors of Assad's death prompt the question: What would Syria look like without him?
usatoday.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

The president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, accuses the British government of being 'naïve, confused and unrealistic in its approach to his country
guardian.co.uk (2 months and 22 days ago)
President Assad says Syria able to face Israel by Barbara Surk The Associated Press Published May 7, 2013 06:35PM MDT Beirut • In his first response to Israel’s weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short of threatening retaliation for the strikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus. Assad spoke after a...
sltrib.com (15 days ago)
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Iran and Syria condemned a U.S. plan to assist rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday and signaled the Syrian leader intends to stay in power at least until 20
thonline.com (2 months and 21 days ago)

THE BRITISH-born wife of President Assad has scotched suspicions that she has fled Syria by making a rare public appearance in Damascus.
news.com.au (2 months and 7 days ago)

DAMASCUS, Syria - Iran and Syria condemned a U.S. plan to assist rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday and signaled that the Syrian leader intends to stay in power at le…
azstarnet.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
DAMASCUS, Syria — Iran and Syria condemned a U.S. plan to assist rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad on Saturday and signaled the Syrian leader intends to stay in power at least until 201
thonline.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad vowed Friday to "wipe out" Muslim extremists in Syria, blaming them for a suicide bombing at a mosque that killed dozens of people, including a top cleric who supported the embattled regime in the civil war.
boston.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
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