Transitional Government: President Bashar Assad

President Bashar Assad: The Syrian government has said it will not discuss replacing President Bashar Assad as the leader of a country his family has ruled since 1970. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. In Tel Aviv, Harper offers gloomy view of Syrias war and Egypts democracy The first meeting meant to discuss the contentious issue of a Syrian transitional government broke up less than an hour after it began Monday following a tense session that one delegate described as a dialogue of the deaf. Syrian talks reach limited deal on letting women, children leave besieged city (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.