Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen during an interview in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 11, 2016. JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images Foreign & Public Diplomacy ...

President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.

In a rare interview, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad told The Wall Street Journal that the protests in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen are ushering in a "new era" in the Middle East, and that Arab ...

Former congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's controversial 2017 meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and past statements on Russia's invasion of Ukraine have drawn fresh scrutiny after President ...