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

Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country ...

After Hafez’s passing in the summer of 2000, we clung to the hope that the torch he left behind would fall into more ...

Rebel forces in Syria said they have captured four cities in the past 24 hours and entered the capital Damascus.

The consequences were catastrophic. A devastating civil war broke out, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths (some estimates ...

Assad, Bashar al-Assad's father, is toppled in Homs:: Released December 8, 2024:: Homs, SyriaSocial media footage showed a ...

The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane ...

Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more ...

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the ...

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

Hafez al-Assad rose to power in a coup on November 13, 1970, marking the beginning of a new era in Syria. At the time, the country was characterised by political instability, with a series of ...

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