Last week, Syrian President Bashar Assad visited the United Arab Emirates, his first foreign trip since the Syrian uprising in 2011. The U.S. State Department issued a stern statement taking issue with the attempt to legitimize Assad’s rule, given the horrendous crimes he committed in a war that has killed more than 500,000 Syrians and […]
Syria Mulls Pulling Out of Iran’s Orbit
Assad is enlisting Abu Dhabi’s help in curtailing Iranian influence in his country.
