Atef Najib was detained in the Latakia region, an Assad family stronghold where some ... were arrested and tortured for ...

Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad credited by some with sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a crackdown on protests ...

Syrian authorities have arrested Atef Najib former political security chief in the city of Daraa in a security operation in the coastal province of ...

DAMASCUS - Syrian authorities have arrested a former senior security officer and cousin of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad seen by some as responsible for sparking the country's 2011 uprising due to a ...

Najib, former head of Political Security Branch in Daraa, is linked to early repression during 2011 uprising - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The new Syrian government demands that Russia extradite former President Bashar al-Assad. He fled to Moscow after rebels ...

Calls for Syria’s new authorities to guarantee equality and safety for Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities have been loud ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said the issue of Russian bases in Syria 'requires additional negotiations'.

A delegation of Russian officials is in Damascus, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. It is the first such visit ...

Russia has sent a delegation to Damascus following the ousting of its ally, President Bashar al-Assad. The delegation, aimed ...

A Russian delegation has arrived in Damascus for the first time since Moscow's ally President Bashar al-Assad was toppled, ...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov is set to meet Syria's new rulers this week in Damascus, two Syrian sources ...