bashar al assad

Today, Michigan Public's Adam Yahya Rayes talks to Basel Alyasin, vice president of the American Syrian Arab Cultural Association, about the impacts of the regime change in Syria.

Today, Syria, at a distance: what it’s meant to witness the civil war from thousands of miles away in Michigan. Also, Michigan State University devises a new system for handling ethics concerns about its investments. Plus, neighbors in Benzie County offer a hand to folks facing fiscal emergency.

Syrians who have settled in metro Detroit are excited about a possible visit to their homeland now that President Bashar Assad has been removed from power.

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) wants to see the Trump administration put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his support of the Syrian…