French court upholds arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad
                        
                                                    
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                    The Paris appeals court on Wednesday ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and remains in place, lawyers said.                                  
                            
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
    
    
        
            
            
        
        
    
                        
                            The Paris appeals court on Wednesday ruled that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria’s civil war is valid and remains in place, lawyers said.