Series'The al-Assad saga' (4/4). The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the heir chose the status quo and ...

Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming his presidential palace in Damascus. Videos circulated online show a fleet of luxury ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

AS NEWS OF the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the dictator’s flight spread over the weekend, many Syrians rushed to the public squares to celebrate. In Damascus, women draped in the ...

Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an ...

From Donald Trump being shot at a campaign rally to Bashar al-Assad's shock overthrow, Newsweek writers on the moment of 2024: plus have your say. "I believe there will be violent fighting ...

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...

Damascus (AFP) – A former minister under ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has turned himself in, the interior ministry said Tuesday, making him one of the highest-profile figures captured ...

Syria’s new leadership announced on Friday the arrest of Atif Najib, a cousin of ousted leader Bashar Al-Assad, who is accused of leading a deadly crackdown in Daraa, the birthplace of 2011 ...

To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical concert at the Damascus opera house since president Bashar al-Assad ...