The funeral of Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad. His "departure" was much more stately and calm than his son’s retreat this past week. For some 30 years, he had ruled Syria with an iron grip.

Syrian Christians at the Mariamiya Greek Orthodox Church in old Damascus on Dec. 15, 2024, attend Sunday Mass for the first time since Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster. AP Photo/Hussein Malla ...

LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's father-in-law, a London doctor who had been seen as a modernising influence on him, has been offering advice to the Syrian leader on how to depict his ...

Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.

Are These Iran Protests Different? What Is Somaliland, and Do We Have to Care About It? Audio By Carbonatix Editor’s Note: The below is an expanded version of an article that appears in the March ...

When Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, the iconography of posters, billboards and statues emblematic of his family’s brutal decades-long grip on the country also came down. The images of Assad ...

According to the report, which is based on information circulating on social networks, the remains were exhumed by people "wearing military uniforms" TUNIS, April 28. /TASS/. A group of unidentified ...

BEIRUT — Personal photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad have surfaced from his abandoned residences, sparking ridicule among Syrians who until days ago were persecuted for criticizing his ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western ...

Revealing the new notes on Monday, Sharaa said, the new currency marks "the end of a previous, unlamented phase and the ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Handcuffed and squatting on the floor, Abdullah Zahra saw smoke rising from his cellmate’s flesh as his torturers gave him electric shocks. Then it was Zahra’s turn. They hanged the ...

Tens of thousands of minorities fearing persecution have fled Syria since its takeover by the Sunni Islamist group Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham on Dec. 8, 2024. While the group has promised to respect all ...