In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...

Syria’s 54-year dictatorship under Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar, now exiled in Russia, was one of the world’s most despised regimes.

The foreign ministers from Germany and France visited the notorious Sednaya prison near Damascus on Friday, a symbol of the ...

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When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...

Among many other time-tested attributes, the Jewish people have a long memory. Aid us in the manner of the ancient Persian ...

Following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria's Baath party has frozen its activities, signaling the end of its ...

Syria’s long-ruling Baath party has frozen its activities after insurgents overthrew President Bashar Assad weeks ago ...

Asma al-Assad reportedly has a 50-50 chance of surviving after she fled from Syria to Russia earlier this month.

The wife and daughter of the former Syrian president's cousin have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports.

Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, ...

Assad's uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, left the country via Beirut airport around a week ago, after rebels overthrew his nephew.