Baath Party

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  Once A Leading Force, Assad's Baath Party Now A Fading Relic In Middle East

  The Baath party, once a powerful symbol of Arab nationalism, has become a fading relic of authoritarian rule in the Middle East after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, analysts told AFP.

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  "Syria Is Ours": Celebrations Across Syria Mark End Of Bashar al-Assad's Rule

  Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

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  Syria's Mohammed Al-Jolani: Leader Of Rebel Alliance Who Led Assad's Downfall

  Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria.

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  Bashar Al-Assad's Party Wins Expected Majority In Syria Parliamentary Vote

  Syria's ruling Baath party and its allies won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections last week across government-held parts of the country, the national electoral commission announced late Saturday.

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  Syria Will Make No Concessions During Talks: Official

  The Syrian government will not make any new concessions in future peace talks at a time when the Syrian army is making progress in different parts of the country, a senior official in President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath party said in remarks published today.

• Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Urges Role for Saddam Loyalists, Criticises US Action

  Former dictator Saddam Hussein's Baath party must play a role if a political solution is to be found in Iraq, fugitive vice president Tarek al-Hashemi said on Monday, warning that US air strikes would do nothing to end the violence.

• Decade after arrest, Saddam Hussein's legacy looms over Iraq

  A decade after Saddam Hussein's arrest, the now-executed Iraqi dictator's legacy of conflicts, sanctions and repression still exact a heavy toll on the country.

• Syrian President applauds fall of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

  Arab identity is back on the right track after the fall from power of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, which had used religion for its own political gain, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in remarks published today.

• Bomb hits central Damascus near ruling party building

  A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, killing several people and incinerating cars on a busy highway close to offices of the ruling Baath Party and the Russian Embassy, activists said.

• Assad sets Syria vote to end Baath rule

  Syria's president decreed a vote this month on a new constitution that would effectively end nearly 50 years of single party rule, state media said, as troops reportedly stormed centres of dissent. A day after flatly rejecting UN allegations of crimes against humanity, Bashar al-Assad called the ballot for February 26, in a move clearly aimed at pl...

• Syria endorses law to allow political parties

  Syria's government has endorsed a draft law that it says will allow the formation of political parties alongside President Bashar Assad's ruling Baath Party, part of a series of promised reforms that the opposition has dismissed as largely symbolic.

• Syria lifts emergency laws but warns protesters

  Syria's government approved lifting the country's nearly 50-year-old state of emergency Tuesday to meet a key demand of anti- government protesters, but also issued a stern warning to demonstrators to call off their challenges to President Bashar Assad's hard-line rule.The mixed messages -- just hours after security forces stormed an occupied squar...