Syrians have observed the first Friday prayers since the dramatic downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, meeting in locations across the country to celebrate the end of half a century of ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory a bid to redraw the map of the region in line with US interests. His comments, made ...

Assad is backed by Russia and Iran ... dividing the region and fragmenting the countries in it and redrawing the map in line with the objectives of the United States and the West," Assad said ...