In late August, Syrian security forces conducted eviction raids in the al-Somaria district of Damascus, targeting homes with 'X' and 'O' markings to indicate who could stay. The homes belong to ...

Once seen as a modernizer, Bashar al-Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video traces his ascent to power, ...

Public-school enrollment is falling not just because of “the declining birth rate, but also because a growing share of the population prefers alternatives like private schools and homeschooling,” ...

Hezbollah is opposed to government efforts to disarm it — Ibrahim AMRO The Lebanese military will begin implementing its plan to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah, the government said on Friday following a ...

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On 8 December 2024, the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed as the army of the former al-Qaeda leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa entered Damascus and seized the institutions of the Syrian state. The Syrian ...

PARIS — French investigating judges have issued arrest warrants for seven former top Syrian officials, including ex-President Bashar al-Assad, for the bombing of a press centre in Homs in 2012, a ...

A French court has issued arrest warrants for former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and seven senior officials from his deposed regime, accusing them of complicity in war crimes and crimes against ...

French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and six other former senior officials over the killing of journalists in Homs in 2012, the ...

French judges have issued arrest warrants for former Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad and six top aides for the killing and wounding of a group of journalists during the Syrian civil war in 2012. Among ...

The warrants are over the assassination of two journalists during the bombardments of the rebel-held city of Homs in 2012. A French court issued arrest warrants for Syria’s former president, Bashar al ...