In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League after 12 years of political isolation. This dramatic turn of events was ...

Shiite rituals for Ashoura in Damascus have drastically changed after the fall of Syria's former President Bashar Assad.

Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar al-Assad has made a remarkable return to regional diplomacy. Once seen as ...

The fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, ... By 2020, government troops backed by Iran, Russia and Lebanese Hezbollah had pushed rebel forces back to the northwest corner of Syria.

Bashar al-Assad is the second son of Hafez al-Assad, a military officer who led a coup in 1970 and ruled Syria for nearly 30 ...

LATAKIA, Syria -On January 29, Ahmed al-Sharaa and more than 12 other commanders from armed factions that joined forces to overthrow Bashar al-Assad gathered in the presidential ... It is now part of ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. But Syria’s rebels completed a speedy and stunning march to power on Sunday, starting an uncertain ...

A German court on Monday sentenced a Syrian doctor to life in prison for crimes against humanity for torturing detainees at military hospitals under former ruler Bashar al-Assad. As well as crimes ...

President Donald Trump made good on a promise to end sanctions on Syria, but US officials kept some names, including shipping ...

A German court has handed down a life sentence to a Syrian doctor convicted of committing acts of torture as part of  Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown on dissent. The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court ...