The tunnels, seen by an AFP correspondent, are among secrets of president Bashar Al Assad's rule exposed since rebels toppled ...

How the rebels treat the sizeable Alawite population, will be some kind of litmus test of whether the takeover of Damascus ...

How did the Assads come to power? Hafez al-Assad was one of a generation of Arab strongmen – among them Muammar Gaddafi in ...

Assad: from private schoolgirl in Acton to being reportedly severely ill with leukaemia - She was once fawned over for her ...

Assad’s father brutally crushed an uprising in Hama, creating a blueprint for repression. Decades later, Syrians can now ...

Saydnaya prison north of the Syrian capital Damascus has become a symbol of the inhumane abuses of the Assad clan, especially ...

The Kremlin has denied reports that claim Asma al-Assad is seeking a return to London following her husband's exile in Moscow ...

Many who fled the civil war hope to return, as Syrians hold day of remembrance for victims of al-Assad regime.

Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.

Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, ...

Assad's wife Asma al-Assad has expressed her dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow following her husband's ouster from ...

Despite her pleasant air and sense of fashion, the now former Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad was bound to be tied to her husband's fate. Born and raised in the UK, she was respected by some for ...