Business Ex-Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia 1 hour ago Financial News A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead. Post navigation Previous Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey Defence Pact Could Reshape India’s West Asia StrategyNext Ebola deaths in the DRC surpass 2,000 | DW News