As the second son of Hafez al-Assad, the uncompromising military dictator who established one of the Middle East’s most murderous dynasties, Bashar had been destined for a quiet life as an ...

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides ...

The tomb of the former Syrian dictator Hafez al-Assad has been set alight, according to numerous reports, just days after an uprising swept his son Bashar from power.

A week after Bashar Al Assad fled Syria, bringing down the curtain on a 54-year family dynasty, the extent to which his regime's oppressive rule used brutality quickly emerged.

Syria’s wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the al-Assad regime in December.

Moises Saman won two Pulitzer Prizes for photography in May. One was in the Feature Photography category for his coverage of ...

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 ...

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

Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the regime’s ouster, the removal of the once ubiquitous relics has offered ...