Hafez al-Assad

Syria Commission Says More Than 300,000 May Have Gone Missing Since 1970s

The head of Syria's commission for missing persons said Monday the number of people who went missing during decades of Assad family rule and the civil war may have exceeded 300,000. Mohammed Reda Jalkhi, head of the commission created in May, said the body's mandate ranged from 1970, the year Hafez al-Assad took power, to the present day and had ...

Henry Kissinger and Lebanon: Regional Strategy and Conspiracy Theory

On November 29, the world bid farewell to an eminent figure of international diplomacy, Henry Kissinger, who passed away at the age of 100. A master of his craft, Kissinger was a visionary architect of international relations and left an enduring legacy in each decade of his distinguished career. He stood out with his exceptional intelligence and ...