By: Maher Chmaytelli

A Year after Hafez al-Assad's Death, Son Keeps Syria on Same Path

A Year after Hafez al-Assad's Death, Son Keeps Syria on Same Path

DAMASCUS, June 8 (AFP) - One year after the death of Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria with an iron fist for 30 years, about the only change in Damascus is that his portraits have been taken down.