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Rumor has it that Bashar Al Assad had a stroke but Damascus denies it.
Syrian government denies rumors Assad in poor health
[Reuters]
ReutersJanuary 30, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - The Syrian government has denied rumors that President Bashar al-Assad is suffering from ill health, saying he was "carrying out his duties quite normally".
Speculation swirled in recent days on social media and some Arab news websites saying Assad, 51, was in critical condition, citing rumors of stroke, or even that he had been shot.
"The presidency denies all these reports. President Assad is in excellent health," his office said in a statement on Friday.
"They (the reports) coincide with the changing circumstances in the field and politically," it said, without elaborating.
The Ikhbariya news channel said on Monday that Assad had spoken by phone to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the first report from state media to detail Assad's activities since the health rumors emerged.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/syrian-government-denies-rumors-assad-poor-health-141535098.html
Syrian government denies rumors Assad in poor health
[Reuters]
ReutersJanuary 30, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - The Syrian government has denied rumors that President Bashar al-Assad is suffering from ill health, saying he was "carrying out his duties quite normally".
Speculation swirled in recent days on social media and some Arab news websites saying Assad, 51, was in critical condition, citing rumors of stroke, or even that he had been shot.
"The presidency denies all these reports. President Assad is in excellent health," his office said in a statement on Friday.
"They (the reports) coincide with the changing circumstances in the field and politically," it said, without elaborating.
The Ikhbariya news channel said on Monday that Assad had spoken by phone to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the first report from state media to detail Assad's activities since the health rumors emerged.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/syrian-government-denies-rumors-assad-poor-health-141535098.html