The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice

As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his ...

Abandoned Mansions and Facebook Photos: Reporting on the Top Officials Who Fled Syria

New York Times reporters compiled a wide array of clues to uncover what happened to Bashar al-Assad’s key enforcers after the ...
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Bashar Assad and family in Russia for purely humanitarian reasons, Lavrov says

Former Syrian President Bashar Assad and his family faced the threat of physical elimination, the Russian foreign minister said ...

Syria's Assad says billions locked in troubled Lebanese banks behind economic crisis

Syrian President Bashar al Assad said billions of dollars of deposits held by his countrymen in Lebanon's financial sector that were blocked after a major financial crisis were a main cause of Syria's ...

Syria's President Assad cuts tax for low-income workers - presidency

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad moved on Wednesday to exempt more low-wage earners from income tax, his office said, as the economy buckles under the weight of U.S. sanctions and nearly a decade of ...