In an interview with The New York Times, President Ahmed al-Shara urged the United States to lift sanctions and alluded to ...

As rebels closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron fist for 24 years, used a private jet to spirit away cash, valuables and confidential documents mapping the ...

A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria’s Latakia port, the first such delivery since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, the government said, as it pushes to boost an ...

The cases are still rare where organized crime and wholesale corruption get backed up by a repressive, autocratic government. As in Venezuela, North Korea, and Russia, deposed Syrian leader Bashar ...

At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

Yet despite the scale of the attack, no military or legal action was taken against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the time. Assad has since denied responsibility, though military insiders say ...

The clashes are the worst since Assad was removed from power in early December by insurgent groups led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

The report cites regional intelligence officials who believe this stopover was not only prearranged, but may have involved direct coordination between Russian defense personnel and Assad’s entourage.