Trump’s lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria marks a push to bring the country back into the Western sphere of influence ...

Alaa Hassan was 25 years old when the uprisings against Bashar al-Assad began in Syria. He was part of the movement that grew ...

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Neighbors and colleagues reported on each other everywhere. Now, Syrians are shadowed by the question of who among them had ...

Footage and images circulating on social media show what appears to be the mausoleum of the father of the recently deposed dictator, Bashar al-Assad, with a hole in the center where an ornate ...

As Syria undergoes a precarious government transition under interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa following the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, now is a critical moment to hold members of the former regime ...

For decades, former president Bashar al-Assad, his relatives and allies enjoyed wide-ranging privileges before his overthrow in a lightning Islamist-led offensive in December. Equestrian sports surged ...

The European Union's top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the ...

They talked about their hope for the future and reflected on their experiences. On Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country after an armed rebel alliance charged across the country ...