Syria’s 54-year dictatorship under Hafez al-Assad and his son Bashar, now exiled in Russia, was one of the world’s most despised regimes.

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

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

The party that for decades ruled as part of the Assad dynasty is now being blamed for damaging relations with other Arab ...

Assad’s relatives have been arrested at Beirut airport with forged passports, while his uncle, who is wanted for war crimes, ...

The source said Rifaat al-Assad departed Lebanon around a week ago and "used a diplomatic passport", without naming his ...

Assad's uncle, Rifaat al-Assad, left the country via Beirut airport around a week ago, after rebels overthrew his nephew.

Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from Beirut to Dubai in recent days, two ...

Amid an outcry for justice and accountability and threats online, a once-dominant group is feeling deep anxiety after the ...

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

Assad’s father brutally crushed an uprising in Hama, creating a blueprint for repression. Decades later, Syrians can now ...

The Kremlin has denied reports that claim Asma al-Assad is seeking a return to London following her husband's exile in Moscow ...