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Once A Leading Force, Assad's Baath Party Now A Fading Relic In Middle East
The Baath party, once a powerful symbol of Arab nationalism, has become a fading relic of authoritarian rule in the Middle East after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, analysts told AFP.
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Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule
Syria's president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A day after flatly rejecting UN allegations of crimes against humanity, Bashar al-Assad called the ballot for February 26, in a move clearly aimed at pl...
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Syria endorses law to allow political parties
Syria's government has endorsed a draft law that it says will allow the formation of political parties alongside President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath Party, part of a series of promised reforms that the opposition has dismissed as largely symbolic.
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Syria lifts emergency laws but warns protesters
Syria's government approved lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a key demand of anti- government protesters, but also issued a stern warning to demonstrators to call off their challenges to President Bashar Assad's hard-line rule.The mixed messages -- just hours after security forces stormed an occupied squar...
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Once A Leading Force, Assad's Baath Party Now A Fading Relic In Middle East
The Baath party, once a powerful symbol of Arab nationalism, has become a fading relic of authoritarian rule in the Middle East after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, analysts told AFP.
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Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule
Syria's president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A day after flatly rejecting UN allegations of crimes against humanity, Bashar al-Assad called the ballot for February 26, in a move clearly aimed at pl...
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Syria endorses law to allow political parties
Syria's government has endorsed a draft law that it says will allow the formation of political parties alongside President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath Party, part of a series of promised reforms that the opposition has dismissed as largely symbolic.
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Syria lifts emergency laws but warns protesters
Syria's government approved lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a key demand of anti- government protesters, but also issued a stern warning to demonstrators to call off their challenges to President Bashar Assad's hard-line rule.The mixed messages -- just hours after security forces stormed an occupied squar...
