DAMASCUS/LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -As his enemies closed in on Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, who ruled over Syria with an iron ...

Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the ...

Key witness in landmark case against Syrian officials tells MEE hundreds of bodies were regularly delivered in refrigerator ...

For 54 years, Syria existed in the shadow of a silence so profound, it swallowed entire lives.

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Before Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country from the rebels, he reportedly transported bags of money, valuables, ...

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some work. For families of the disappeared, it means justice delayed or denied.

Seated on the pavement outside a bank in central Damascus, Abu Fares's face is worn with exhaustion as he waits to collect a ...

The icy winds of Moscow offer little warmth for exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose sudden downfall on December 8 ...