Bouthaina Shaaban, a cabinet-level adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, addresses journalists at the India Islamic Centre in New Delhi on March 8, 2013. A top Syrian regime official thanked the BRICS group of emerging powers March 8 for its support, which she said had prevented Western military intervention and the 'destruction' of the country.
{"Image ImageDescription": "Bouthaina Shaaban, a cabinet-level adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, addresses journalists at the India Islamic Centre in New Delhi on March 8, 2013. A top Syrian regime official thanked the BRICS group of emerging powers March 8 for its support, which she said had prevented Western military intervention and the \"destruction\" of the country. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN / AFP PHOTO / RAVEENDRAN        (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP via Getty Images)"}