When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not only his 24-year presidency but on more than 50 years ...

On Dec. 8, after nearly 54 years in power and 13 years of war, the Syrian civil war came to an end. And with it, the fall of the Assad family’s rule. For many Syrian students who call the University ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife, Asma, told a friend that she was the "real dictator" in the family, a trove of e-mails received and sent by her and Assad have revealed. In an email to a ...