The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...

Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a ...

The dead man was jailed five months ago, disappearing into a dark prison system under the rule of President Bashar al-Assad ... still dressed in prisoner uniforms, Qasser said.

Bashar al-Assad and his father, Hafez, ruled Syria for more than half a century but how did one family achieve and maintain ...

At a Damascus intersection, young volunteers act as unofficial traffic cops after police assigned to the duty deserted their ...

Assad, an ophthalmologist who graduated from Damascus University (Syria) and specialised at the Western Eye Hospital in London (UK), had a sudden career shift to politics and became Syria's President ...

Syrians saw hope reborn. After more than 13 years of repression against its people, the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell, ...

The fall of the authoritarian government of Bashar Assad in Syria to rebel fighters came swiftly and unexpectedly, but AP’s ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria's prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad ... a former senior al-Qaida militant ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to ...