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BASHAR ASSAD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2015
Fabius says France has softened stance regarding Assad departure
France will not demand Syrian President Bashar Assad's departure as a precondition for peace talks, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told Le Figaro newspaper in an interview.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2015
Syrian losses spooked Kremlin into hasty military build-up
For Vladimir Putin, Russia's military build-up in Syria is a potential diplomatic trump card and a handy way of diverting attention from Ukraine's frozen conflict. But it was a panicky realization that the Syrian government was being turned over on the battlefield that tipped the Kremlin's hand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2015
Syrian army using new surface, air weapons from Russia; Raqqa bombed
The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military source told Reuters on Thursday, underlining growing Russian support to Damascus that is alarming the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2015
U.S. uncertain of Moscow's intent as Russia deploys tanks to Syria airfield
Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of Moscow's latest deployment of heavy military equipment were unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 14, 2015
Russia allegedly arming Assad but also seen hinting it may be open to his ouster
Russia is sending signals to the U.S. and Saudi Arabia that it may allow Syria's embattled leader, Bashar Assad, to be eased out of power as it seeks to forge a united front against Islamic State and retain influence in the region, officials and Syrian opposition leaders said.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 13, 2015
Majority of French people favor sending troops to Syria: poll
A majority of French people are in favor of sending troops to fight Islamic State militants in Syria, a prospect that President Francois Hollande has flatly ruled out, a poll released Sunday showed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2015
Russia calls for U.S. military cooperation on Syria to avoid 'unintended incidents'
Russia called on Friday for military-to-military cooperation with the United States to avert "unintended incidents" as it stages naval exercises off the coast of Syria, where U.S. officials believe Moscow is building up forces to protect President Bashar Assad.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2015
Putin could be planning a big gamble in Syria
Is Vladimir Putin taking the risky step of dramatically increasing Russia's military role in Syria's civil war?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2015
Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad
While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this summer, yet another diplomatic push to end the 4-year-old conflict was quietly running into the sand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2015
U.S. believes Russia building up military presence in Syria, asks Greece to bar overflights
The U.S. has asked Greece to revoke special permission for Russian overflights after expressing concern about reports Moscow is engaged in a military build-up in Syria.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2015
Rich gulf Arab nations' refugee response questioned
When Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, fellow Persian Gulf states raced to shelter thousands of displaced Kuwaitis. Fast forward 25 years, and the homeless from nearby Syria's war have found scant refuge in the Arab world's richest states.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2015
Assad opposes alliance of Syrian rebels against Islamic State
Syrian President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that he is open to the idea of a coalition against Islamic State but indicated there is little chance of it happening among his enemies, casting further doubt on a Russian plan to forge an alliance against the militant group.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2015
After alleged road rage incident, relative of Assad is arrested following rare protest
Syrian authorities have arrested a relative of President Bashar Assad, the state news agency said Monday, two days after protesters called for the man's punishment over his suspected killing of an army officer in a traffic dispute.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2015
Al-Qaida in Syria leaves area where Turkey seeks buffer
The al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front says it has quit frontline positions against the Islamic State group north of Aleppo and ceded them to other rebels, leaving an area of northern Syria where Turkey wants to set up a buffer zone.
WORLD
Aug 10, 2015
Protesters in Syria's Latakia seek punishment for Assad relative: human rights watchdog
Dozens of Syrians staged a rare protest in the coastal city of Latakia, bastion of President Bashar Assad, calling for the punishment of a member of his family they accuse of killing an army officer over a traffic dispute, monitors said.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2015
If U.S.-trained rebels in Syria are attacked, airstrikes to defend them OK: Obama
The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
WORLD
Jul 26, 2015
Assad announces amnesty for estimated 70,000 draft dodgers at home, overseas
To help bolster the ranks of an army severely depleted by four years of battling armed insurgents, Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday announced an amnesty for men at home and abroad who have dodged conscription.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 22, 2015
Islamic State-linked suicide attack unlikely to change Turkish stance on intervention in Syria
A suspected Islamic State suicide bombing that killed 32 people in a Turkish border town is unlikely to push Ankara to strike against the group in Syria, where it still sees Kurdish separatism and President Bashar Assad as the major threats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2015
Syrian Islamists, courting West, say they will protect minorities
A conservative Islamist rebel group said on Tuesday it would protect Syria's minorities, pressing a campaign in Western media to address concerns about one of the most powerful insurgent forces fighting President Bashar al-Assad.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2015
Allegedly entering from Turkey, Islamic State attacks Kurds in Kobani, Syrian forces in north
Islamic State fighters have launched simultaneous attacks against Syrian government and Kurdish militia forces, moving back onto the offensive after losing ground in recent days to Kurdish-led forces near the capital of their caliphate.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
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A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.

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