Twenty years ago, Ahmed al-Sharaa was laying bombs to target Americans. Today, he is received in the White House. But where ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in near-isolation in Russia, sidelined by President Vladimir Putin, one year after fleeing Syria following the collapse of his rule, according to a ...

Extensive Russian influence in Syria goes back to the Soviet era and survived the collapse of the USSR and the end of communism. It appears that now Russian influence in Syria has survived the fall of ...

Tens of thousands of Syrians flooded the streets of Damascus on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the Assad regime’s collapse. The celebrations came a year after former Syrian dictator Bashar al ...

Assad is said to be living a life of reclusion in Moscow, but rumors say he is also doing business, while his brother plots a return. As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of the Assad regime, ...

A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad, ending decades of dictatorship and civil war. But challenges remain for the new leadership. A year ago, rebels overthrew President Bashar ...

Syrians are marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, as the fractured nation struggles to overcome sectarianism and rebuild its economy following 14 years of civil war. The ...

Thousands of people have poured into the streets of Syria’s central city of Hama to mark one year since forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad were expelled days before the longtime ruler’s ouster. The ...

From exile in Moscow, ex-intel chief Kamal Hassan and Assad cousin Rami Makhlouf are spending millions of dollars in competing efforts to build fighting forces that would lead a revolt along Syria’s ...

Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria’s president is capping his transformation from jihadist to global statesman in a historic visit to the White House that says as much about the ...

Siwar Al Assad’s new release, Damascus Has Fallen, offers an intimate portrait of daily life in Syria during challenging times. Rather than presenting a detached account of conflict, Al Assad ...

Bashar al-Assad passes the time playing online video games in his Moscow high-rise, according to a former military officer close to the Assad family who spoke to German newspaper Die Zeit. The ousted ...