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

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

Assad’s most-notorious death factory, the hangings had become routine. Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Saydnaya ...

As well as being optimistic about the future of his war-ravaged country, Rami Al Ali has other reasons to be upbeat: he is ...

Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad led his country’s production and distribution of the highly addictive street drug Captagon, earning billions of dollars to operate prisons and maintain his ...

DW has invited media professionals from all over the world to Bonn, where they will discuss strategies for solidarity in an ...

"Returning to Syria endangers my family. Human rights groups confirm it isn’t safe," said the father of three children, aged ...

With Israel entrenching its presence in the south and Syria seeking international breathing room, a low-profile, risk ...

Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to ...

News about Bashar al-Assad, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the ...