Syria
Syria الجمهوريّة العربيّة السّوريّة (Arabic) (In Detail) (In ... 33°30' N 36°18' E President Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari Area ... Arab Republic (Arabic: الجمهورية العربية السورية), or Syria (Arabic:سوريا), is a country in the ... Province now seems to have subsided. Historically, Syria has often been taken to include the ... the region is also known as Greater Syria or by the Arabic name Bilad ...
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Assad
Assad The Assads are a prominent Syrian political family The family has produced two presidents: Hafez al-Assad - President of Syria from 1971-2000 Bashar al-Assad - ...
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Syria (Wikitravel)
Syria Flag Quick Facts Capital Damascus Government republic ... Internet TLD .sy Time Zone UTC +2 Syria (الجمهور ... East and has its capital in Damascus. Syria is bordered to the north by Turkey ... Israel) [edit] Cities Damascus - the capital of Syria Aleppo - a large souk and ancient citadel ... can be considered the main attraction in Syria Der Mar Musa - not a tourist ...
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Hafez al-Assad
Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad Hafez al-Assad (Arabic: ) (October 6, 1930 - June 10, 2000) was the president of Syria from 1971 to 2000. Assad was Syria's longest serving president, ...
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Talk:Syria
Talk:Syria Deletion 213.42.1.165 deleted the ... 41, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC)[[Media:[[Image: == [[[ == Syria ==]]] ==]]]] has been on the official U.S ... S. and Israel, has its headquarters in Syria. Some writers advocate the removal of Syria from the U.N. Security Council, on ... 97 is adding? (also on Politics of Syria) Evil saltine 17:18, 15 Oct ...
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Bashar al-Assad
Bashar al-Assad Bashar al-Assad (بشار الاسد) (born September 11, 1965) is the current President of Syria (The Syrian Arab Republic), Regional Secretary of ... the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. Personal Politics - Politics portal Syria This article is part of the ...
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Family dictatorship
Family dictatorship A family dictatorship is a form of dictatorship that ... republican state. When the dictator of a family dictatorship dies, one of his relatives (usually ... successor as heir apparent. What makes a family dictatorship unique is that this succession is ... his son Jean-Claude Duvalier (1971-1986) Syria: Hafez al-Assad (1971-2000) succeeded ...
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Policy of Syria   (translated from French)
Policy of Syria This article is one ébauche to be ... can share your knowledge by modifying it. Syria did not know a democratic election any ... er December 1961 (see too Reserved seats (Syria)). Since 1963 , Republic Syrian Arabic is controlled ... 1975 . With died of chair Hafez el-Assad in 2000 , his/her son Bachar el-Assad takes the title of president. Synopsis ...
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Politics of Syria
Politics of Syria Politics - Politics portal Syria This article is part of the series ... and government ofSyria Constitution President Bashar al-Assad Prime Minister Muhammad Naji al-Otari Political ... Baath Party Elections Foreign relations edit Officially, Syria is a republic. In reality, however, it ... opposition to the President is not tolerated. Syria has been under a state of ...
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Hafiz aluminium-Assad   (translated from German)
Hafiz aluminium-Assad Hafiz aluminium-Assad ( Arab : , also Hafis el Assad) (* 6. October 1930 in Kardaha; ? 10. June 2000 in Damascus ) was president of Syria of 1971 until 2000. As an officer ... usually the support that searched Soviet Union . Assad belonged to the religious community that ...
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