In order to please the US, Syria, a long-time Russian ally under the former dictator Bashar al-Assad, has reportedly agreed ...
Bashar al-Assad was the 19th president of Syria, entering office in 2000 succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad as the country's leader and as head of the Ba'ath Party. He was ousted in December 2024 by ...
An ICIJ analysis found that at least 11 firms received roughly $10 million in 2025 after opaque deals and seizures reshaped ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bulent Kuş hopes the Sunni Muslims won’t harm the Alawites now they are in control of Syria - Bradley Secker In the Turkish ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photo released by the official Syrian Arab news agency (SANA) on 16 February shows then Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...
The sentence is the latest in a series of European cases against Syrians since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown in 2024.
Syria’s new rulers say they will spare conscripts of Bashar al-Assad and pursue those who oversaw his regime’s abuses. Hundreds are lining up to learn which promise applies to them. Syria’s new rulers ...
As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of the Assad regime, reports continue to provide details about the lives of the Assads. A new report at Al-Arabiya notes, “The ousted Syrian president, ...
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Bashar al-Assad

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 ...