The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open ...

The system of detention, torture and death run by Syria’s former ruler, Bashar Assad, is starting to come out into the open.

Sky's Dominic Waghorn is one of the first foreign journalists to be given access to the Assad family home. Inside were mementoes abandoned in a hurry - presents the children had made at school, ...

Asma al-Assad grew up in Acton, west London and, after attending a private girls' school, graduated from King's College ...

Asma al-Assad and her husband, deposed Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, are currently in Russia (file photo) [Getty Images] When Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Sunday, it turned the page on not ...

With Bashar al-Assad gone, survivors of his regime's chemical attacks share their stories. NPR met a father who was forced ...

Like millions of Syrians around the world, the thousands who have settled in the Detroit area are excited about the prospect ...

Assad reportedly fled to Moscow, and Syrians across the world are anxiously watching the country, wondering what will happen next. For Bari, his hopes, fears and memories of Syria haven’t been ...

Palestinian and hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people in the Gaza Strip, including three ...

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