Hafez al-Assad

Assad on his father's influence on Syria today

In 1982, Syria's then-President Hafez Assad put down an uprising in the city of Hama that's estimated to have killed from 10000 to ...

Syria: The Roots Of Tyranny tells the story of Abdul Hamid al-Sarraj, a military intelligence chief who used fear and torture to turn ...

(28 Nov 1984) LN112246 SYRIA: Pres Hafiz al Assad and Pres Francois Mitterrand of WTNLU France hold joint pkf in Damascus.

(21 Jun 1976) President Hafez Al Assad of Syria Meets French President Vallery Giscard D'estaing at the Elysee Palace, in Paris ...

Pres. Bashar al-Assad is the face of Syria's regime, but his family also wields powerful influence. Nicole Dow reports. More from ...

Natural Sound XFA There was a public outpouring of grief in Syria on the weekend, over the death of the man who led the nation ...

(31 Oct 1973) Syrian President Hafez al-Assad makes a speech on television. You can license this story through AP Archive: ...

(13 Jun 2000) Natural Sound The route along the funeral procession of President Hafez Assad was closed to traffic in the Syrian ...

The world welcomed him as a potential pioneer of reform in autocratic Syria. But, more than a decade after Bashar al-Assad took ...

(11 Jun 2000) Arabic/Nat XFA Lebanon has entered a week of mourning for Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad who died yesterday, ...

Russian/Nat Syrian president Hafez Assad began top level talks with Russian leaders in Moscow on Tuesday. The talks are ...

Arabic/Eng The whereabouts of Rifaat Assad - the exiled brother of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad - had been a mystery ...

The exiled uncle of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad tells his views on the uprising. CNN's Atika Shubert reports.

The death of Hafez al-Assad, Syria's ruler for three decades, propelled his son Bashar to the presidency in 2000. Although he had ...

(17 Jun 1976) President Hafez Al Assad of Syria arrives to Paris for a visit and is greeted by President of France Valery Giscard ...

Experts analyze the leadership style, psychology, personality, and policy choices of Syria's President Bashar-al Assad. 1:58 - Who ...

T/I: 11:12:26 Syrian President Hafez al-Assad flew into Paris on Thursday (16/07) - his first state visit to a western nation in 22 ...

Natural Sound Virtually the whole of Syria was in mourning on Monday as preparations moved ahead for the state funeral of ...