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 ...

Syria’s return to oil exports after the fall of the Assad regime is seen by many as a sign that Iran’s Shia Crescent of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order terminating American sanctions on Syria, aiming to boost the Arab nation’s battered economy and support the new government after rebels overthrew the ...

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

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 ...

Israel said today it is “interested” in striking peace agreements with neighbouring Lebanon and Syria, a potentially historic ...

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 ...