SAUDI ARABIA’s foreign minister has threatened to escalate the war on Syria if President Bashar al-Assad does not step down. Saudi royal Adel al-Jubeir told the BBC yesterday that Mr Assad was not in ...

The drug brought in billions for Assad. But Syria cannot rebuild as a narco-state, and containing Captagon is a national security and public safety must ... We can’t go back and intervene ...

Now, she has returned twice since Assad's ouster, trying to figure out her father's whereabouts. “I’m trying, feeling both ...

In the shadow of the Syrian civil war, the drug trade emerged as a grim cornerstone of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Known for its stimulant effects, Captagon became Syria's largest illicit export ...

The fall of Syria's murderous ruler, Bashar al-Assad, is one more confirmation of that principle, which also bears a message for other, brutal regimes. That message is most certainly being heard ...

And with the toppling of Assad, it's very likely that his iron fist in terms of censorship will also evaporate. Now the filmmakers will say: "The war is finished, let's go back," Karkouti pointed out.

However, there’s a major condition attached: Assad must cut ties with Iran and stop supplying weapons to Hezbollah, the armed group based in Lebanon. This discussion has gained momentum in ...

Syria's civil war reached a historic turning point as rebel coalitions launched a swift, coordinated campaign that ended decades of Assad family rule. Using modern battlefield tactics, drones ...

Assad faced no accountability. Children walk along a damaged street filled with debris in the Damascus suburb of Zamalka October 3, 2013. (photo credit: Insight SYRIA-CRISIS/ZAMALKA REUTERS/Bassam ...

Russian foreign ministry reported that Assad had reportedly left Syria ... For your safety, you must stay at home and not go out until further notice," he said.

While touring the notorious Sednaya prison, where the al-Assad regime allegedly tortured and murdered opponents, Baerbock said that efforts to support rights groups in Syria must continue.

We can’t go back and intervene when ... potentially dangerous unknowns that must be addressed by world leaders. There are two immediate concerns: Assad’s chemical weapons and the state ...