Assad’s regime was toppled, Charlie Smart, a reporter at The New York Times, traveled to a mass burial site in Syria to ...

There are indications, however, that the geopolitical environment in the region is not conducive to such a transformation, ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday lifted sanctions against Syria, though his executive order stopped well short ...

Less than two weeks after Ahmad al-Sharaa ousted Bashar al-Assad in Syria, a U.S. State Department delegation arrived in ...

Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video ...

The arrest of Wasim al-Assad on June 21, 2025, marks a critical milestone in Syria’s post-conflict transition. As the first member of the Assad family to be detained since the regime’s collapse in ...

Guest Essay Antony Blinken: Trump’s Iran Strike Was a Mistake. I Hope It Succeeds. June 24, 2025 Kevin Mohatt/Reuters Listen to this article · 5:46 min Learn more ...

The arrest of figures such as Wasim al-Assad represents a critical initial step on the road to accountability. However, legal and human rights experts underscore that true justice can only be realised ...

The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, which ended 13 years of civil war, ushered in a precarious new era for a country deeply scarred by its past. Syrians are free, but the war’s toll ...

The European Union imposed on Monday an asset freeze and a ban on travel to the EU on five people linked with toppled Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for supporting crimes against humanity ...

In a dramatic turn emblematic of Syria’s unfolding reckoning with its brutal past, Wassim al-Assad—once a symbol of impunity, decadence, and violence—has been arrested in a carefully orchestrated ...

Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted ...