His pain pours out, like a long cry from Syria’s dungeons, a cry that was silenced during more than half a century of rule by brutal despots, Bashar al-Assad, and his father, Hafez, before him.

Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...

three preppy children and a life of luxury How Bashar al-Assad went from London doctor to Syria’s monstrous dictator In one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Muslims ...

DAMASCUS - Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa was declared President for a transitional phase on Jan 29, tightening his ...

Assad's cousin, is accused of committing human rights abuses, including the torture of children during the regime's crackdown ...

after his Islamist group led a lightning offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad. Sharaa was appointed Wednesday to lead Syria for an unspecified transitional period, and has been tasked with ...

Syria's new authorities on Friday announced the arrest of a cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, accused of orchestrating a crackdown in Daraa, where the 2011 uprising began. Atif Najib ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

A former minister under ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has turned himself in, the interior ministry said Tuesday, ...