what it calls the seas act they're designed to economically and politically isolate president bashar al assad until he ends the war against his own people a french court is found the uncle of bashar al assad guilty of international fraud of the fat al assad was accused of using syrian state funds for personal gain the court in paris sentenced him to 4 years in prison and also ordered the seizure of millions of dollars worth of properties in france and also in london footage has emerged showing what some are describing as mistreatment of a nurse by a group of police officers during a demonstration in paris on tuesday the woman can be seen throwing projectiles at the protests on tuesday then in another video she is surrounded by a group of french officers at the health care protests. a delegation of high ranking turkish officials has been meeting libya's internationally recognized government foreign minister and chief of intelligence made a surprise trip to tripoli turkey is the tripoli administration's main backer and has been instrumental in stopping the advance of the warlord really for haft

longstanding groomers about concerns that teheran in moscow will be moving away from assad and if that's the case then bashar al assad has a lot to worry about because without those external backers he would not have been able to survive for this long and i think thank you for outlining that for us dr simon maybe from lancaster university. and such of today to have more to talk all things out in the meantime of course as always the website state w dot com. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona updates. from the 19 special next on d w. virus spread. and when will all this. just through the.

aim mt stopping human rights abuses committed by the government of bashar al-assad. syria's economy already near collapse, u.n. spececial envoy r syria said d there is a a n newl of alarm in the e country. >> nobody involved in the conflict should resume e time is onon their side. nobody should assure there will be better openingngon the road. what is reqequired is the readiness of all to think seriously on the conflict. reporter: already under previous sanctions imposed by the u.s. and the eu, new sanctions, known as the caesar act, t targets anyone including companies, institutions, individuals providing support or doing business with the syrian government. the measures are likely to apply to russia and iran, who both support the bashar al-assad regime. sanctions,tion of the syrian currency has plunged in value in one week byby more than it has fallen in the previous ninine years. ♪ regimeotests against the anand government controlled are. the new u.s. sanctions are likely to ripple across the region, including lebanon, whose economy is intertwined with syria and i

it won't stop until president bashar al assad ends the war against his own people the caesar act as it's known as now being imposed on the syrian government a court in france has found the syrian president bashar al assad's uncle guilty of international fraud. will serve 4 years in prison he was found guilty of using syrian state funds for personal gain the paris court also ruled real estate in france and $32.00 and a half $1000000.00 worth of property in london should be seized the footage has emerged showing what some are describing as mistreatment of in the group of police officers during a protest in paris on tuesday the woman can be seen here throwing projectiles at the protest on tuesday then in another video she is surrounded by a group of french officers dragging her by the here at the health care protests those are the headlines up next it's inside story our have the news for you in 30 minutes see that. it's called the seas act and targets backers of a strong man u.s. sanctions came into effect wednesday against the acid regime in syria but it did not have a government of a poli

congress it prompted the toughest american sanctions yet against president bashar assad and his inner circle under law named after the syrian deflector but for many syrians that's not enough other a lot of i'm not for you john bashar assad although the act will have some economic impact on the regime but the international community has failed to prove that with genuine intentions to work for the syrian detainee lucky i felt these images prove one thing that we must act to save the rest of. the syrian network for human rights says more than 146000 people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 27 and that number could be much higher priyanka could go to syria. the u.s. house of representatives has approved a bill to make the capital washington d.c. the nation's 51st state if it passes in the republican controlled senate more than 700000 people in their districts will finally have the representation other states say for granted but as mike hanna reports the bell faces stiff opposition. the last votes on statehood were more than 6 decades ago when ala

has it come to the toughest american sanctions yet against president bashar assad and his inner circle under load named after the syrian defector but for many syrians that's not enough other lot of another for you john bashar assad although the act will have some economic impact on the regime but this day the international community has failed to prove that it's genuine intentions to work for the syrian detainee. these images prove one thing that we must act to save the rest of. the syrian network for human rights says more than 146000 people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 27 and that number could be much higher. after more than 3 months have restrictions to nature is reopening its borders it wants to boost tourism which was struggling even before coronavirus but as mama john john reports his psyche to be a long road to recovery. in the historic heart of tunisia's capital coppersmith mohammed shows she is putting his skills to work hammering away at plates he plans to sell hoping the worst of the pandemic is over. the greater virus outbreak

against syria and the secretary of state mike pompei you sense it won't stop until president bashar al assad ends the war against his own people the caesar act as it's known as now being imposed on the syrian government of course in france has found the syrian president bashar al assad's uncle guilty of international fraud. will serve 4 years in prison he was found guilty of using syrian state funds for personal gain the paris court also ruled real estate in france and $32.00 and a half $1000000.00 worth of property in london should be seized the footage has emerged showing what some are describing as mistreatment of a group of police officers during a protest in paris on tuesday the woman can be seen here throwing projectiles at the protest on tuesday then in another video she is surrounded by a group of french officers dragging her by the here at the health care protests those are the headlines up next it's inside story of the news for you in 30 minutes see that. it's cold the sea is that act and tal gets back his all the strongman u.s. sanctions came into effect wednesday against the asad

imposed its toughest sanctions yet on syria's president bashar assad and his allies central to those sanctions was evidence that syrian prisoners have been tortured and not to say the u.s. action fall short of delivering justice as print gupta reports. in this gallery in serious it live city lies evidence of atrocities inside president bashar al assad's military prisons pictures of detainees hung on the walls image of someone's father brother sister or child tortured starved and killed too graphic to show they were smuggled by a military defector called need cesar and his colleagues. were all grateful to caesar who succeeded in smuggling dizzy images to the world and fortunately i said is still free without any intervention from the international community to bring him to justice to relatives of those victims will not rest until that is penalized for his crimes had a. 40 graphs may be difficult to look at but for a jury of mahmud ali it meant she could finally grew one of her sons who died in assad's military prison she still doesn't know what happened to her other son who's also det

him to pressure bashar assad to release that arbitrary b.-ball the most the bill so far email is empty they didn't provide me and the response so far but i did my you duty actually. hold them accountable actually. years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain said to her the beirut . well let's turn for a moment couple and he's head of policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies and he says it's unlikely prisoners will be released in the near future. this has been one of the most and bought issues and this. 9 years all conflict no. reason has always used torture and detention as a tool nor that to terrorize and been allies it's a bonus and if you look back like that it is a go at the united states hasn't acted as a act one important component of that act actually was put into business and in syria it was actually designed in

some who survived like dr mohammad are turning to an ally of bashar assad for help he wrote a letter to russian president vladimir putin which was published in the russian media i told him to pressure bashar assad to release that arbitrary b.-ball the most vulnerable so far my email is empty they didn't provide me any response so far but i did my youth you actually saw to hold them accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain center for their injuries later beirut. still hurt him. because of protests hundreds of businesses have been boarded up artists are using that as an opportunity i'm gabriel's on to a new york that story coming up. hello there picture throughout much of the united states and at the same time you can see here on the satellite those bright flashes indicating where we have had some thunderstorms so southern regions across the southern plains and still

congress it prompted the toughest american sanctions yet against president bashar assad and his inner circle under a law named after the syrian defector but for many syrians that's not enough other lot of another for you john bashar assad although the act will have some economic impact on the regime but the international community has failed to prove that it's genuine intentions to work for the syrian detainee a lot of these images prove one thing that we must act to save the rest of. the syrian network for human rights says more than 146000 people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 27 and that number could be much higher. al-jazeera. israel's alternate prime minister bet again says our bond a proposal with regards to israel's controversial plan to an expanse of the occupied west bank and a facebook post on friday afternoon he suggested that any palestinians in future and extra areas be granted equal rights it comes as israel looks to roll out its plan starting july 1st herefore said has been following the story from western. of course next we

him to pressure bashar assad to release is that arbitrary b.-ball the most the bill so far. provide me and the response so far but at least i did mayu duty actually to hold them accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain for their injuries later beirut now some of the most traditional kraftwerk is that risk of vanishing as a nationwide financial crisis hits home grown industries the government hopes that prioritizing the development of its private sector will help its otherwise oil dependent economy simona fault and has this report from baghdad since he was a child a bus car bomb has built for additional furniture from palm fronds his precise moves are the result of generations of expertise passed down from his father and grandfather but now the trade is it risk of dying out more. my children haven't learned it and i don't want to learn it my elder son abbas

some who survived like dr mohamed al are turning to an ally of bashar assad for help he wrote a letter to russian president vladimir putin which was published in the russian media i told him to pressure bashar assad to release that arbitrary b.-ball the most vulnerable so far my email is empty. didn't provide me any response so far but at least i did mayu duty actually to hold him accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain for their injuries later beirut. still ahead on the program more than a 1000000 cases and counting will have the latest from the epicenter of latin america's coronavirus van dam ache and struggling to preserve tradition we need iraqi crops men whose work is at risk of becoming a thing of the past. as a seasonal rain is nice and active the satellite picture gives you a lie in here and that is it to my you by your frontal system which brings proper rai

syrian president bashar assad has fired his prime minister it comes as there is a deepening currency crisis in the country and demonstrations against the syrian government protesters are calling for us to go blaming him for their economic pain . i i. i. syrians back on the streets calling for the end of bashar al assad's regime a rare sight in recent years after a violent crackdown on protests in 2011 triggered civil war so they don't a government controlled city in southern syria hadn't seen on restoring the conflict but this week dozens of people have been demonstrating cradling the regime for. the country's deteriorating economy and the collapse of its currency. the syrian pound has plunged dramatically since the start of the conflict reaching new lows this week. people across the country are reeling from the crisis. where the drop in the syrian pound is killing us we don't have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive it's killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can affo

has imposed sanctions on syrian president bashar al assad and 39 others including his wife under new legislation known as the cesar act the measure went into effect on wednesday with the aim of increasing the economic isolation of assad's government by restricting its ability to trade and get money from abroad the sanctions will target his supporters with the threat of arrest and travel bans so that includes politicians military personnel or anyone and business or banking as well as the oil and gas industry a new law also affects those seeking to do business with syria's government including has a lot in lebanon iran russia some gulf states and allies in eastern europe. and nearly a decade of violence has left syria with the collapsing economy the sanctions are expected to be rail president bashar al assad's postwar recovery plans to reports from beirut and a warning viewers may find some images disturbing they're known as caesar's photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in syrian government jails his testimonies to the u.s. congress was part o

sanctions go further than existing ones are aimed at preventing international engagement with bashar assad's government partnering or fighting on its side will also be punishable the syrian government calls the legislation economic terrorism but proponents of the law point to exemptions that minimize any impact on civilians . the federal government is allowed to buy medicine they want but they don't want to. be on that they want to fund their war machine they want to pump the militia human rights groups have accused the syrian government of using aid to fund its atrocities benefit those loyal to it and punish opponents by confiscating their properties plans to move to a post-war phase in syria will now be difficult. it's. this with this. regime. it's already faced with a collapsing economy and currency there is unprecedented poverty some say a 3rd hasn't been this vulnerable at any time during the 9 year war. it kind of shuts the door fully closed in terms of there being any light at the end of the tunnel for the syrian regime so i think politically and diplomatically that will have an impac

examples could face sanctions as this legislation is put into place is it likely will not to push bashar al assad back to u.n. moderated peace talks. well that's certainly the hope coming from the u.s. government but whether or not bashar al assad actually consents to be fully engaged in the negotiation process under u.n. security council resolution 2254 remains to be seen if anything the process has been moving almost not at all because of the resistance of the assad government to be held accountable by the international community it also raises the specter of whether he and those supporting his government could possibly face international law criminal trials based on crimes against humanity and war crimes allegations but certainly what the u.s. administration wants to see right now is a negotiated political and to bashar al assad stay in power and to have a new democratically formed government one respecting the will of the syrian people brought into power in damascus thanks very much correspondent in washington let's get more on this joining us now is the executive director of the syrian emerg

imposed its toughest sanctions yet on syria's president bashar assad and his allies central to those sanctions was evidence that syrian prisoners were tortured provided by a military defacto syrian activists say that the u.s. action force short of delivering justice just a warning that you may find some images and priyanka gupta this report disturbing. in this gallery in syria's its lips city lies evidence of atrocities inside president bashar al assad's military prisons. pictures of detainees hung on the walls images of someone's father brother sister a child tortured starved and killed. those who died were just given a number to identify them these are some of the 55040 graphs of 11000 syrian detainees who died in government prisons between 20112013. they were smuggled by a military defector called name caesar and this colleagues. are all grateful to caesar who succeeded in smuggling dizzy images to the world and fortunately i said is still free without any intervention from the international community to bring him to justice to relatives of those victims will not rest until that i

for president assad to go they blame him for rising prices are plummeting syrian pound and their difficulties in making ends meet. syrians back on the streets calling for the end of bashar al assad's regime career site in recent years after a violent crackdown on un peu assad protests in 2011 triggered civil war so they doubt a government controlled city in southern syria hadn't seen unrest in the conflict but this week dozens of people have been demonstrating cleveland the regime for the country's deteriorating economy and the collapse of its currency. the syrian pound has plunged dramatically since the start of the conflict reaching new lows this week. people across the country. we are reeling from the crisis. and the drop in the syrian pound is killing us we don't have any dollars we earn syrian pounds the syrian pound has fallen and the dollar is getting more expensive it's killing us oil is getting expensive what used to be 500 syrian pounds is now 3500 no one can afford to live. on thursday assad removed prime minister iemma comus who had held the post since 2016 see media didn't give a reason for his departure but he has been the focus of criticism over the count

sanctions go further than existing ones are aimed at preventing international engagement with bashar assad's government partnering or fighting on its side will also be punishable the syrian government calls the legislation economic terrorism but proponents of the law point to exemptions that minimize any impact on civilians the federal government is allowed to buy medicine they want but they don't want to . be on that they want to fund their war machine they want to pump the militia human rights groups have accused the syrian government of using aid to fund its atrocities benefit those loyal to it and punish opponents by confiscating their properties plans to move to a postwar phase in syria will now be difficult. it's already faced with a collapsing economy and currency there is unprecedented poverty some say it hasn't been this vulnerable at any time during the 9 year war. it kind of shuts the door fully closed. in terms of there being any light at the end of the tunnel for the syrian regime so i think politically and diplomatically that will have an impact but it adds to the already terri

sanctions against syria where section of state might pompei are saying it won't stop until president bashar assad ends the war against his own people. the so-called caesar act targets $39.00 companies and individuals including assad and his wife asma and includes a raft of financial sanctions targeting any person or entity doing business with the president and those close to him state assets have already been frozen with hundreds of businesses and individuals already hit by u.s. and european union sanctions nearly a decade of violence has left syria with a collapsing economy now these sanctions expected to derail president assad's post-war recovery plans and a warning is in heart as report contains images of bodies you may find disturbing from the start they're known as caesar's photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in syrian government jails his testimonies to the u.s. congress was part of a campaign to hold the regime responsible for what have been described as a war crimes it led to the passing and now the implementation of a bill in the u.s. the so-ca

it prompted the toughest american sanctions yet against president bashar al assad and his inner circle under law named after the syrian deflector but for many syrians that's not enough other model i'm not a few. of the act will have some economic impact on the regime but the international community has failed to prove that it's genuine intentions to work for the city and. these images prove one thing that we must act to save the rest of . the syrian network for human rights is more than 146000 people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 27 and that number could be much higher. could go to syria. israel's prime minister benny gantz has weighed in on a controversial plan to an expansion of the occupied west bank in a facebook post on friday he suggested that any palestinians in future onix areas may be granted equal rights israel is set to start rolling out it spawns on july 1st. the world health organization says any bold outbreak in eastern democratic republic of congo is no longer an international public health emergency more than 200200 people

syrian president bashar assad has sacked his prime minister just a month ahead of elections the water resources minister hussein our new us will take over from him out of the mist until the parliamentary vote in july the president's decision comes amid a deepening economic crisis which has seen the country's currency plunge and fresh protests have broken out across lebanon as the nation's currency dips to new lows against the dollar in the capital beirut demonstrators gathered near the central bank and blocked off major intersections the government has been in talks with the international monetary fund for weeks but there are no signs of an imminent deal on an economic rescue package well those are the headlines do join me for more news here after talk to al-jazeera stay with us. as protests rage over police brutality and corona virus grips the nation campaigning on the election trail has been forced to take a back seat will the presidential candidates ever hit the road and so their brand of politics to americans before the votes follow the u.s. elections on a. cool. to see. after mon

more sanctions against syria's government and its backers warning it won't stop until president bashar assad ends the war against his own people some of those targeted are in neighboring lebanon and this is expected to worsen its economic crisis as the government seeks help from the international monetary fund said how to reports from beirut. lebanon strictly poor it was getting ready to play a role in the rebuilding of syria a few kilometers from the border it's well placed to become a logistics hub for local and international companies but any foreign investment or business dealings with president bashar assad's government will now be punishable by u.s. sanctions the measure targets asserts political and economic backers some of them are in lebanon i think it would be very difficult for lebanon to keep maintaining his relationships with the syrian regime it's going to be difficult they will not be able to reconcile before syria is the only functioning land border lebanon has trade might be affected. lebanon is in an economic crisis what this means is lebanon will be isolated according to c

secretary of state might pompei o says it won't stop until president bashar al assad ends the war against his own people the caesar act as it's known as now being imposed on the syrian government that includes a raft of financial sanctions targeting any person or entity that does business with bashar al assad and those people close to him assets wife asma is on the list among around 30 other people nearly a decade of violence has left syria with a collapsing economy and sanctions are expected to derail president assad's postwar recovery plans xina how to reports now from beirut a warning the u.s. may find some images disturbing. they're known as caesar's photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in syrian government jails his testimonies to the u.s. congress was part of a campaign to hold the regime responsible for what have been described as war crimes it led to the passing and now the implementation of a bill in the u.s. the so-called caesar act in any country in the world there's a company individual $83.00 that's provided acknowledge the financial

syria's government sanctions legislation called the seize an act of design to force president bashar assad to make political concessions saying a halt to reports from beirut. they're known as caesar's photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in syrian government jails his testimonies to the u.s. congress was part of a campaign to hold the regime responsible for what have been described as war crimes it led to the passing and now the implementation of a bill in the u.s. the so-called caesar act in any country in the world there's a company individual. that's providing acknowledged financial support. and military support. are all liable for states and under the cesar bill these sanctions go further than existing ones are aimed at preventing international engagement with bashar assad's government partnering or fighting on its side will also be punishable the syrian government calls the legislation economic terrorism but proponents of the law point to exemptions that minimize any impact on civilians . the federal government is allowed to buy medicine they

him to pressure bashar assad to release that. so far. they didn't provide me and the response so far but i did actually. hold him accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain. beirut. but let's be now it's a moment kaplan who's head of policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies and joins us by skype from here. so the u.n. security council heard this week that there are thousands of nonviolent activists including women and children inside detention centers that is now their plight is being worsened exacerbated by covert 19 it really sounds like a grim situation. absolutely i think this has been one of the most important issues and this is. 9 years on the conflict know. jeanne has always used torture and detention as a tool and in order to terrorize and been allies it's all going to end and if you loo

him to pressure bashar assad to release is that arbitrarily detained b.-ball the most vulnerable so far my email is empty. provide me and the response so far but at least i did my youth you actually saw hold them accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain. beirut in yemen tensions between host and refugee and migrant communities of increase due to the coronavirus there around 400000 somalis living in the country and with fewer jobs scarce resources and increased stigma of has ation many are considering going home for corrugated we've reports. somali refugee bad santa arrived in yemen 30 years ago it's been his home ever since he survived through 5 years of war but the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has pushed his already precarious existence to the limit he says he has no choice but to leave. i've worked in a coffee shop i've

him to pressure bashar assad to release that arbitrary b.-ball the most the bill so far email is empty they didn't provide me and the response so far but i did my you duty actually. hold them accountable actually years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers if you believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain. beirut well let's hear now from our. policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies he says it's unlikely that prisoners will be released in the near future. this has been one of the most important issues and this. 9 years all conflict no. reason has always used torture and detention as a tool an order to terrorize and been allies it's all going to us and if you look back like that it is a go at the united states hasn't acted act one important component of that act actually was put into business and in syria it was actually designed in order to put pressure on the syrian re

him to pressure bashar assad to release that arbitrary b.-ball the most vulnerable so far my email is empty they didn't provide me any response so far but i did my you duty actually. hold them accountable actually. years of campaigning have done little to pressure the government to release the prisoners or allow independent monitors into detention centers few believe anything will change for a man's mother there doesn't seem to be any end to her pain. be root of a number of new corona virus infections has been on the rise in the countries of the western balkans all the restrictions have almost been completely eased there tell your church has this update from belgrade a number of people infected with corona virus is on the rise through the balkans region northern macedonia and serbia recorded the highest increase of newly infected in the past couple of days with bosnia and herzegovina close behind them because of that croatia that still has a low infection rate compared to its neighbors is tightening borders so serbian citizens and citizens o

a verdict here in france lesa how often the uncle of bashar assad went on trial. rifaat al assad allegedly embezzled syrian state funds to buy propertrties in france it ws some ninety million euros hoxie mais belkin has the story. to parisian townhouses a consul vault office space in the deal and even a stutud farm the list of rifaat al-assad's french assets is l loan. so whose money paid foror until his allegeded crimes spanned the period betweenn nineteen eighty four and two thousand sixteen. and include aggravated tax fraud anand misappropriation of syrian funds. today i went to a a junir dhamma dhara patel- he's in deninial. all the kids club junior demand that existsts- a seat on the on the question some critics of compass player bob altamont please because. it honestly. a former heavy weight read other left syria in nine eighty all to mount a fait i his. hafez he lilived first in switzerland then fronts his assets are registered to companies nestled in offshore tax havens and attemempt say prprosecutors t to hide how they were acquired. assad's defense team s

this is causing a ripple effect and our president bashar assad has sat has prime minister just a month ahead of elections and water resources minister will take over until a parliamentary vote in july a president's decision comes amid a deepening economic crisis which has seen the country's currency plunge into of money is director of the syria conflict graham at the london school of economics and political science she says changing the prime minister will make no difference to the economic crisis the main reason there was a popular pressure to. change the prime minister really is the economic deterioration and the reason why the syrian public were criticizing the prime minister and the minister is only because they know this is the level they can criticize without getting in trouble they know that any syrian prime minister has no power at his disposal to change the situation they know that the power lies somewhere else but this is that where this is about where they can create in no point their criticism so it may really rule little bit of criticism but is not going to change anything

congress it prompted the toughest american sanctions yet against president bashar assad and his inner circle under a law named after the syrian desert. but for many syrians that's not enough either lot of another for you john bashar assad although the act will have some economic impact on the regime but this day the international community has failed to prove that it's genuine intentions to work for the syrian detainees. i think these images prove one thing that we must act to save the rest of. the syrian network for human rights says more than 146000 people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 27 and that number could be much higher. the u.s. house of representatives has approved a bill to make the capitol washington d.c. the nation's 51st state if it passes in the republican controlled senate more than 700000 people in the district will finally get the representation other states already have because my kind of reports the bill faces stiff opposition. the last votes on statehood were more than 6 decades ago when alaska and hawaii became the 49

syrian policy by the united states is the trumpet ministration now says that syrian president bashar al assad does not have to go this is a major reversal of decades nearly a decade of u.s. presidents and secretaries of state saying that bashar al assad would have to be removed from power during a virtual conference hosted by a washington d.c. based middle east think tank president from special envoy for syria said. well washington is still looking for radical changes in behavior in the assad regime the u.s. would no longer demand that assad be removed from power the transition to democracy in syria has begun and it's time for assad to get out of the way ambassador james jeffrey stated quote we are not demanding total victory we are not saying that assad has to go but added that washington wants to see a dramatic shift in the behavior of this regime as we have seen seldom in the world his position is in stark contrast to u.s. positions in the past in august of 2011 then president barack obama and secretary of state hillary clinton insisted that assad must step down as the country found itself

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bashar assad has won the civil war, but he is now fighting a war that he cannot bomb his way out of.rk times andi important article from the new york times and i am glad that it is the front page of the international addition because we almost have forgotten about syria with the pandemic in europe, everyone of us arejust pandemic in europe, everyone of us are just looking inwards and we know everything is terrible there but when you realise that 80% of syrians actually in poverty, that 40% are jobless, then suddenly something is really telling. but of course diplomacy, what next? we know what should be done but with russia as long as donald trump is president of the united states, or the un led missions and initiatives are dead in the water almost immediately when they were implemented, but it is important to be reminded of what is going on there. david we only have a few minutes left, i want to go on to the ft and the clashes between chinese and indian troops high up in the himalayas, it is so cold up there that troops could barely operate all the all time record artillery and measu