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Syria's Assad appears on TV for first time in 2 weeks

By REUTERS

AUGUST 7, 2012 16:47

DUBAI - Syrian President Bashar Assad appeared on television for the first time in two weeks on Tuesday in footage showing him meeting Saeed Jalili, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, in Damascus.

Assad's appearance came the day after his prime minister defected to rebels who have been waging a 17-month campaign to oust him.

Assad's absence had fueled rumors about his health, including a hoax Twitter message on Monday that quoted Russia's ambassador to Damascus as saying Assad might have been killed.

Russian officials quickly denied the report.

In the week after a July 18 bombing which killed four members of his inner circle, Assad was shown twice in silent footage on television, swearing in a new defense minister and meeting military officials.

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