Hafez al-Assad did not settle for ruling Syria with an iron grip—he also sought to control Lebanon, and he got his way.

The son of deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has confirmed that a post detailing his and his family’s final night in ...

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 ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his first official phone conversation on Feb. 12 with Syria’s new leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, following the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad.

After 24 years at the helm of Syria, following in the footsteps of his father who ruled for three decades, Bashar al-Assad ...

Hafez Bashar al-Assad – named after his grandfather who also ruled Syria before his death in ... he posted a photo of himself in a park near the presidential palace in Damascus’ Al-Muhajireen ...

The people of Damascus are trying to move on, but many remain in the midst of the ruins, and rebuilding remains a distant ...

Iran said Saturday that it had received messages from the new government in Damascus following the ouster of its longtime Syrian ally, former president Bashar al-Assad. Iran announced on Saturday ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday visited the coastal province of Latakia, which was considered a stronghold of ...

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic ...

Syria’s relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for the country’s people after the nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during its long war DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ...