Bashar el-Assad

The Deadly Legacy of the Assad Regime

More than a decade after the start of the Syrian conflict, concerns about chemical weapons remain. Despite Damascus officially joining the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in 2013 and efforts to destroy its arsenal, multiple indicators suggest the presence of undeclared residual stockpiles. Recent developments — including Israeli airstrikes, ...

Gebran, a Gaping Wound That Never Really Heals

Four days before the 19th anniversary of your assassination, the region finally witnessed an incredible upheaval. This long-awaited, long-hoped-for event, this old dream cherished by generations of Lebanese since 1976, this hope you yourself never ceased to nurture — first for your children, then for your compatriots, humiliated yet so ...