Assad set to win Syrian Presidency

In all but a procedural process, Bashar al-Assad has secured a fourth term as Syrian President. Polling stations opened nationwide yesterday for an election that the opposition and Western nations…

UN: Syrian elections don’t meet int’l demands

Candidacy for Syria’s 26 May presidential elections has now been closed, with 51 competitors running for office. Syrian Minister of Information Imad Sarah told reporters that the country’s constitutional court…