A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict ...

The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Amman, Jordan A court ...

Bashar al-Assad is the former president of Syria who held power for decades before his government was overthrown during a rebel offensive. Assad fled to Moscow and was granted political asylum after ...