For decades, former president Bashar al-Assad, his relatives and allies enjoyed wide-ranging privileges before his overthrow in a lightning Islamist-led offensive in December. Equestrian sports surged ...

Al-Sharaa led the rebel offensive that toppled the Assad regime in 2024. He's a former al-Qaeda insurgent who fought against U.S. forces in Iraq and served time in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison.

Syria says it will form commissions for Assad-era missing persons and transitional justice The two commissions – one to investigate the fate of tens of thousands missing under Bashar al-Assad's ...

Syria on Saturday announced the formation of a national commission for missing persons and another for transitional justice, more than five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

At least three people have been killed in a blast targeting a police station in the eastern Syrian town of Al-Mayadeen, the SANA state news agency has reported, citing a security source.

Abu Ayman said he “was always in favor of my neighborhood people.” In the months since President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, the unresolved tension between these two Sunni Muslim families has ...

The European Union’s top diplomat says the EU will lift sanctions on Syria’s economy but keep those in place targeting the ...

Morocco said Saturday it would reopen its embassy in Damascus, signaling renewed support for Syria after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, as Damascus announced a similar move.

Hadi said hearing US President Donald Trump say recently that he planned to lift sanctions on Syria after Islamists toppled president Bashar al-Assad last year was "amazing". "I don't think the ...