Can Syria's President Bashar al-Assad cling to power?
President Bashar al-Assad is fighting off the greatest challenge to four decades of rule by the Assad family in Syria.
Protests in recent months have reportedly left 800 people dead, hundreds more injured and thousands under arrest.
With no end to the unrest in sight, Richard Galpin examines what the future may hold.
03 Jun 2011
- From the section Middle East