WASHINGTON – From the White House, President Joe Biden called the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime “a moment of historic opportunity” for the country’s long ...

The Kremlin has announced that Russia has granted political asylum to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a decision made personally by President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ...

The stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad by Islamist rebels half a century after his family took power raises an old question when it comes to regime change in the Middle East ...

A day after Syrian rebels captured the capital city of Damascus, NBC News’ Richard Engel spoke to residents in the city’s main square, who said the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime will ...

After a lightning offensive by Islamist-led rebels toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, AFP looks back at more than 50 years of rule by the Assad dynasty. Hafez al-Assad ...

Regional power players would be better served by letting the Syrian people lead their transition and economic recovery rather than engaging in another round of nation-building. Over a shocking ...

Instead, Assad, the second son of former Syrian ruler Hafez Assad, planned to be an ophthalmologist. He studied in Syria and then London before his career as an eye doctor was cut short by his ...