Syrian authorities arrested Wassim Al Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ...

News about Hafez al-Assad, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in ...

Once seen as a modernizer, Bashar al-Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video traces his ascent to power ...

Syrian security forces on Saturday detained Wassim al-Assad, cousin of toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad, according to state media.

ALBAWABA - An official statement made Saturday says that Wasim al-Assad, a cousin of the former President Bashar al-Assad, was arrested by Syrian intelligence forces working with the Ministry of ...

After one of the most brutal wars of this century, a new Syria is rising from the disastrous legacy of the toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad. His photos have been torn from the walls, as people ...

Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster brings to a close nearly 25 years of his tight-grip rule during a brutal regime.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the ...