A Syrian merchant in front of his shop in Damascus displays portraits of Bashar and Hafez Al Assad, on June 20, 2000. AFP
On June 13, 2000, Syrians in Damascus mourn their late president Hafez Al Assad, holding portraits of him and his son, Bashar. AFP
Syrians gather in Damascus on May 24, 2007, during President Bashar Al Assad’s campaign for a no-contest referendum. AFP
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad waves to supporters outside Parliament in the capital Damascus on July 17, 2000, when he was first elected. AFP
A Hezbollah member marches past the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, flanked by Syrian Defence Minister Mustafa Tlass and Syrian heir apparent Bashar Al Assad. on June 16, 2000. They were in the Assad family’s home town, Qardaha to offer condolences on the death of Hafez Al Assad, whose portrait is displayed. AFP
From right, Syrian vice president Zuheir Masharqa; the Syrian Baath Party’s deputy secretary general, Abdallah Al Ahmar; Syrian heir apparent Bashar Al Assad; vice president Abdel Halim Khaddam; parliament speaker Abdel Qader Qadura and Suleiman Qaddah, a senior Baath Party member. They were attending a service of condolence in the Assads’ home town of Qardaha on June 14, 2000. Sana via AFP
President Bashar Al Assad takes the oath of office at the Syrian parliament in Damascus on July 17, 2000. Sana via AFP
A presidential guard watches Syrian youths as they march through the streets of the capital Damascus holding portraits of late president Hafez Al Assad and of his son Bashar, on June 17, 2000. AFP
A Syrian merchant in front of his shop in Damascus displays portraits of Bashar and Hafez Al Assad, on June 20, 2000. AFP
On June 13, 2000, Syrians in Damascus mourn their late president Hafez Al Assad, holding portraits of him and his son, Bashar. AFP
Syrians gather in Damascus on May 24, 2007, during President Bashar Al Assad’s campaign for a no-contest referendum. AFP
Syrian President Bashar Al Assad waves to supporters outside Parliament in the capital Damascus on July 17, 2000, when he was first elected. AFP
A Hezbollah member marches past the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, flanked by Syrian Defence Minister Mustafa Tlass and Syrian heir apparent Bashar Al Assad. on June 16, 2000. They were in the Assad family’s home town, Qardaha to offer condolences on the death of Hafez Al Assad, whose portrait is displayed. AFP
From right, Syrian vice president Zuheir Masharqa; the Syrian Baath Party’s deputy secretary general, Abdallah Al Ahmar; Syrian heir apparent Bashar Al Assad; vice president Abdel Halim Khaddam; parliament speaker Abdel Qader Qadura and Suleiman Qaddah, a senior Baath Party member. They were attending a service of condolence in the Assads’ home town of Qardaha on June 14, 2000. Sana via AFP
President Bashar Al Assad takes the oath of office at the Syrian parliament in Damascus on July 17, 2000. Sana via AFP
A presidential guard watches Syrian youths as they march through the streets of the capital Damascus holding portraits of late president Hafez Al Assad and of his son Bashar, on June 17, 2000. AFP
A Syrian merchant in front of his shop in Damascus displays portraits of Bashar and Hafez Al Assad, on June 20, 2000. AFP
