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

Assad’s regime, a covert operation saw him flee to the UAE aboard a private jet, accompanied by his closest aides, family, and millions in assets. Orchestrated by his top adviser, Yasar Ibrahim, the ...

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

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

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India said on Thursday that the market regulator was working to sort out ...

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The Syrian conflict began as part of the Arab Spring, aimed at overthrowing Bashar al-Assad and achieving reform. Over a decade later, Assad remains entrenched, bolstered by Russian and Iranian ...

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.

Syria's ambassador to Moscow has requested asylum in Russia, state news agency TASS reported on Monday, citing a source.

Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a ...

The plans, which have not been previously reported, would be the first known instance of Saudi Arabia providing financing for Syria since Islamist-led rebels toppled former leader Bashar al-Assad last ...