In a wide-ranging interview, the political economist Helen Thompson discusses how the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria has ...

People in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus always thought something strange was happening at the nearby state security facility. Walled off and heavily guarded, the government compound was off limits ...

A Russian Telegram channel has claimed that Bashar al Assad may have been poisoned, sparking online speculation about the ...

Syria's foreign and defence ministers met with Saudi Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday in a ...

When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over ...

Syria’s minority Alawite community is gripped by terror as reports spread of killings and disappearances under the country’s new Islamist rulers.

In images captured by Associated Press photographers in December, rifle-toting opposition fighters celebrated in the streets ...

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca and Assistant Director of Global Photo Production Courtney Dittmar, highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or ...

Thousands of people in the Budapest received free hot meals on Thursday during an annual event hosted by Hare Krishna devotees to help those in need over the holiday period. The Food for Life Mission ...

Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.

Khadija Ali Mohammed, 44, was looking for her son, who was arrested in 2014 when he was 18. He had taken photos of the family ...

Despite her pleasant air and sense of fashion, the now former Syrian First Lady Asma al-Assad was bound to be tied to her husband's fate. Born and raised in the UK, she was respected by some for ...