It was after Bashar al-Assad violently clamped down on protesters in 2011 that Syria was plunged into a 13-year civil war, in the course of which 500,000 people are thought to have been killed ...

After meeting Bashar al-Assad, then heir to the Syrian dictatorship, then Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri said he feared for the country's future.

Former President Bashar al-Assad brutally clamped down on peaceful protests like this one in 2011, triggering the 13-year civil war. ... "We just don't want to be ruled by religion." ...

New authorities in Syria are utilizing Islamic teachings for police training following ousted president Bashar al-Assad's corrupt security forces. The move to put religion at the center of ...

Human rights activist Ribal al-Assad tore into Europe for lifting sanctions on the nation’s new "terrorist" regime and called on the U.S. to help Syria in establishing a Democratic government.

Syria’s PM says al-Assad military collaborators to be brought to justice. Tomb of Hafez al-Assad, father of removed president Bashar al-Assad, torched as new PM pledges peace after 13 years of war.

Since the overthrow of the dictator Bashar al-Assad, business owners have been waiting for Washington to ease sanctions and pave the way for an economic renewal. By Raja Abdulrahim Page 1 of 10 ...