Theirs was the first such visit since President Bashar al-Assad fled the country, according to Russian state news. By Paul Sonne A top Russian delegation arrived in Damascus on Tuesday for the ...

QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long, winding road leading to what was once the family home of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad just outside Latakia on Syria's Mediterranean coast.

DAMASCUS-Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical Islamic theology now sit openly in Damascus bookstores, no longer traded in secret after iron-fisted ruler Bashar al-Assad ...

As a new Syrian government navigates shifting relationships, NBC News' Hala Gorani spoke with former Assad soldiers surrendering their weapons in exchange for amnesty. Jan. 29, 2025 Read More ...

Assad, an ally of Moscow, took refuge in Russia after his ouster in December in a lightning rebel offensive. The delegation included Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov and the ...

A bookseller shows a volume that was reportedly banned during the rule of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad — LOUAI BESHARA Books recounting torture in Syrian prisons or texts on radical ...

UN urges West to lift sanctions against post-Assad Syria 01/26/2025 January 26, 2025 The UN refugee agency says 200,000 Syrians have already returned home since the fall of Bashar Assad.

According to the White Helmets, the charred remains belong to at least 26 victims of the Bashar Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Albam) ...

New Middle East correspondent Henry Bodkin talks to Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria where he went out on the road with ruling party Hayat Tahrir al-Sham looking for former Assad regime ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The charred remains of at least 26 victims of the Bashar Assad government were located Tuesday by Syrian civil defense workers in two separate basements in rural Damascus.

A Russian delegation arrived in Damascus on Tuesday, marking the first official visit to Syria by Russian officials since the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad in December. Al-Assad ...

New Middle East correspondent Henry Bodkin talks to Venetia Rainey about his recent trip to Syria where he went out on the road with ruling party Hayat Tahrir al-Sham looking for former Assad ...