Bashar al-Assad rose to power in 2000 following the death of his father, who had ruled Syria for 30 years. Initially trained as an eye doctor in London, Bashar was not groomed to lead.

Social media users are claiming that Assad would return to being a doctor and is planning on setting up an eye clinic in Russia. One user wrote, “Dr. Assad will return to ophthalmology after ...

Bashar Assad never intended to go into politics. He became one of the world's most brutal dictators, whose thuggish rule ended abruptly when rebels stormed into Damascus Saturday night, causing ...

The dramatic downfall of Syria's iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad marks an end to over ... Early years as an eye doctor Before Assad took control of Damascus, he was an eye doctor in London.