In October 1974, Syrian President Hafez al-Assad traveled to Pyongyang to request ... According to Ri Il-gyu, who defected with his wife and children in 2023 while posted in Havana, "trafficking ...

Hafez Assad ruled as the 18th president of Syria from 1971 until he died in 2000, after suffering from a sudden heart attack. He was born in Al Qardahah, Syria, and passed away in Damascus before ...

Unidentified individuals broke into the mausoleum of former Syrian president Hafez Assad — father of Bashar Assad — in the city of Qardaha in the northwestern part of the country and removed ...

Unknown individuals have reportedly exhumed the remains of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad from his grave in Qardaha, northwestern Syria. Footage and images circulating on social media show ...

Syria's centuries-old Jewish community was able to practise their religion under former president Hafez al-Assad, but the strongman prevented them from leaving the country until 1992. After that, ...

Syria's centuries-old Jewish community was able to practise their religion under former president Hafez al-Assad, but the strongman prevented them from leaving the country until 1992. After that ...