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Asma Al-Assad In Exile? Searching For The Real Story Of Syria's Former First Lady
Despite her pleasant air and sense of fashion, the now former Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad was bound to be tied to her husband's fate. Born and raised in the UK, she was respected by some for ...
China’s diplomatic clout in Mideast at risk as threats build around ally Iran
However, with the downfall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, and the catastrophic loss of Hamas and Hezbollah during its war ...
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Post-Assad Syria: What It Means for China
Examining the political, economic, and security impacts of Beijing losing a key ‘strategic partner’ in the Middle East. | Read this and other China Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Syrian Civil War hea ...
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Peace on earth doesn’t look very likely any time soon | Opinion
They don’t make world leaders like they used to, as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned. Talking to a Kremlin-friendly ...
Why China’s Bet In Syria Has Failed, What Are Beijing’s Main Concerns After Assad’s Fall?
China, which has made some solid investments in Syria in order to strengthen its position in the Middle East, now seems ...
Chinese media hail consumption boost even as caution spurs rentals, not buying
China's domestic demand is gathering pace as cautious consumers increasingly choose to rent items from cameras to handbags ...
China’s Syria bet fails: what lessons some Chinese want Beijing to learn
Bashar al-Assad was an ally of both Iran and Russia, Beijing's key partners. Here is how his fall is being seen in China.