Bashar al-Assad

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 13th, 2012
Syrian ambassador to the UN Bashar Jaafari defends his country's conduct on Monday while blaming violence on al-Qaeda. [AFP]

People continue to take to the streets across Syria, where the uprising is becoming increasingly militarised. Activists say more than 7,000 people have been killed since protests began in March last year. The government blames "armed gangs" for the unrest and says more than 2,000 members of the security forces have been killed.

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By Marwan Bishara in Imperium on April 24th, 2011

A clever promo on Al Jazeera Arabic shows in the simplest and clearest way a pattern of failure on the part of Arab autocrats.

It juxtaposes the grand statements made by Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gaddafi, since the earliest days of the popular uprising.

All three started by underlining their legitimacy as servants of the state and its people. And when calls for reform intensified they underlined how they seek no glory or position and are more than happy to move on.

And in no time, regimes began to escalate the use of force as they repeated slogans about the greatness of their nations prompting protesters to call for regime change.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 22nd, 2011
[Photo by Reuters]

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 22nd, 2011
Photo from Baniyas, provided by activivists

 

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 21st, 2011
Photo by Reuters

 

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 20th, 2011

 

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.

By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 19th, 2011
Worshippers pray during a protest in Homs yesterday [Photo: Reuters]

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 18th, 2011

Thousands continue to take to the streets across Syria, despite reform pledges by president Bashar al-Assad. We bring you the latest news from our correspondents and other sources.

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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on April 8th, 2011
File picture of protesters in Amman, Jordan [AFP]

As the unrest  in the Middle East continues, we update you with the latest developments from Syria, Yemen and across the region.

Read on for the latest from our correspondents, news agencies and citizens across the globe.

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By Cal Perry in Middle East on March 31st, 2011



Sometimes the best video in the eyes of the Syrian government is no video at all.

On Tuesday, we had covered the pro-government protests in downtown Damascus: with no difficulty whatsoever.

But as Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, was expected to speak on Wednesday we decide to drive to Daraa  - the town where the anti-government protests began a week ago - but the road wasn't all smooth sailing.

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