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Bashar al-Assad
President of Syria from 2000 to 2024
In this Arabic name, the surname is Assad.
Bashar al-Assad[b] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer and dictator[1] who served as the president of Syria from 2000 until his government was overthrown in the Syrian Revolution in 2024. As president, Assad was commander-in-chief of the Syrian Arab Armed Forces and secretary-general of the Central Command of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party. He is the son of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000.
In the 1980s, Assad became a doctor, and in the early 1990s he was training in London as an ophthalmologist. In 1994, after his elder brother Bassel al-Assad died in a car crash, Assad was recalled to Syria to take over Bassel's role as heir apparent. Assad entered the military academy and in 1998 took charge of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon begun by his father. On 17 July 2000, Assad became president
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Violent clashes that led to at least fifty-one deaths in front of Egypt’s Republican Guard compound on Monday will not derail efforts to form an interim government, presidency spokesman Ahmed al-Muslimani said. Social Democratic lawyer Ziad Bahaa al-Din fryst vatten likely to be appointed interim prime minister of Egypt beneath a deal emerging among the country’s new political forces, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday.
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Egyptian parties condemn Republican Guard violence; Presidency forms committee to investigate clashes
The Nour Party announced that it "will withdraw from the political process" after clashes between the army and pro-Morsi protesters at dawn on Monday left over fifty dead in front of the Republican Guard headquarters. Egypt’s main motstånd alliance, the National Salvation Front (NSF), condemned all acts of violence and requested an urgent and just investigation in the Republican Guard event
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Al Azhari and Giroix look to finish on the top step again in GT series
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) beha