Initially reluctant to rule, Assad's journey saw him rise from a simple ophthalmologist to the head of a nation, only to face a catastrophic fall that ended his long-standing rule, as reported by ...

We’re Already Talking about Joe Biden in the Past Tense On the menu today: Noah Rothman called it Friday afternoon; with an eye on history, Jay Nordlinger notes: “The rule of the Assads is now ...

He moved to London in the 1980s to become an ophthalmologist, inspired by the ability of science to give people sight. While studying medicine in the U.K., he met and married Asma Akhras ...