The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.

Syrian leader Bashar Assad issued what appeared to be his first public statement since he was ousted and fled with his family ...

The rebels have declared an interim government to administer areas under their control. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The family stashed away its wealth over half a century of despotic rule. Human-rights lawyers are leading efforts to find the ...

Syria has had a week like no other, rebels toppling President Bashar al-Assad and opening Saydnaya prison, while the hunt for ...

Several photos of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - some of them even semi-naked - have gone viral, offering a stark ...

The United States, Russia, Türkiye and Iran are among the key global players with a foothold in Syria. This is what they ...

The Baath party, once a powerful symbol of Arab nationalism, has become a fading relic of authoritarian rule in the Middle ...

Opinion: To withdraw completely from Syria with the hope that the country will become a democracy overnight is not realistic.

Assad's statement on Monday appeared to contradict the announcement made by the Russian foreign ministry after the Kremlin had granted asylum to the former Syrian leader. The ministry said that Assad ...

The scramble is on to define the future of Syria, quickly, to avert a war even more divisive than the conflict that has riven ...

Hundreds of students at Damascus University trampled on a statue of one of Syria's former rulers on Sunday, expressing ...