Amid the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Iran-Iraq war, the Gulf War and talks with Israel, Hafez al-Assad's top priority was ...

Before joining the military and building an Alawite caste around himself, Hafez al-Assad was a fervent supporter of the ...

For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...

A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...

Syrias new authorities have announced the arrest of Atif Najib a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted ...

For decades, schoolchildren began their day with a song of praise to Hafez al-Assad, “our eternal leader.” He died in 2000. He was succeeded by his son Bashar, who received similar praises.

Built on a hill 30 kilometers from Damascus, the Saidnaya prison has instilled terror in generations of Syrians: a place of ...

“Stars in Broad Daylight,” with a domineering character who strongly resembles Hafez al-Assad, had one official showing in Damascus. Now it’s been restored. By Ben Kenigsberg On the phone ...

Rana Khoury, professor in LAS, spoke in a lecture on Tuesday about Syria’s past and future after the collapse of the Assad ...

Rif Dimashq Governorate, Syria - January 14, 2025 The huge toppled statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in the Damascus countryside town of Deir Atiyam in Qalamoun remains a symbol of ...