The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...

Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League after 12 years of political isolation. This dramatic turn of events was ...

Another sign that Syria is moving in positive directions occurred during the Israel-Iran war. As Arab governments lambasted Israel’s air campaign, Syria refrained from issuing a single formal ...

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, in a symbolic move marking the end of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.

Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman ...

Punitive measures will remain in place for former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and human rights abusers, the White House ...

Hafez al-Assad's Syria: Forging a dynasty, at any price By Gilles Paris Published on February 7, 2025, at 4:00 am (Paris), updated on February 7, 2025, at 9:40 am. 7 min read Lire en français.

The last French troops left in 1946, and a long period of turmoil followed. Syria’s military consolidated power in a 1970 coup led by Hafez Al Assad, an Alawite general and the father of Bashar Al ...

A panel of experts investigating and documenting crimes committed by the old regime share their experiences of working in the ...

From Syria, an account of life under siege sets a path for the country’s future. ... Imprisoned for opposing Hafez al-Assad, she was tortured and detained from 1987 to 1991.

Months after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, the country’s Kurdish population faces continued uncertainty — and Turkish ...