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 government ...

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Assad, known as key figure in drug trafficking and wanted for war crimes, was detained in security operation, according to ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

A top military figure under Syria's former president Bashar Al Assad has contacted Tehran for financial support to rebuild Iran's influence in the country and strengthen its position as it comes under ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad last December did not erase the deep-rooted prejudices within Syrian society. Identity and ...

Switzerland said on Friday it will lift a raft of economic sanctions imposed on Syria, including the Middle Eastern country's ...

Syria's long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad was overthrown after years of brutal civil war. More than five decades of ...

The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the ...