The tomb of Hafez Assad, the father and predecesesor of Syria's ousted President Bashar Assad, was set on fire in his ...

Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of ...

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. For Syria’s ...

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ...

Uganda’s Idi Amin shocked the world with atrocities, then fled with his wives to a quiet middle-class life. The Philippines’ ...

Assad, as a rebel-linked caretaker prime minister was appointed to oversee the transition of power. Follow for live updates.

Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...

Assad’s government by armed opposition groups has created a momentous opportunity for Syria to break with decades of ...

Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, ...

Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell.

U.N. peacekeepers' "freedom of movement is severely constrained in the current context," a U.N. official told Newsweek.

Assad’s government has lost the support of its people, and, therefore, "fell faster than expected," Syria’s new transitional Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir said ...