BEIRUT, July 16 (Reuters) - president Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for a new seven-year term on state television on Wednesday after an election victory that underlined his grip on power more than three years into Syria's civil war. The presidential election, dismissed as a sham by Assad's opponents, was held last month in areas of central and **rthern Syria that remain under state control. (Writing by Tom Perry, editing by John Stonestreet)
07-16-2014, 10:50 PM
Syria's Assad sworn in for new seven-year term as president
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