Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Clashes ...

Assad’s downfall would be a chance to come together and heal the wounds of the victims’ families. It was not to be. The ...

Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...

Comics had already been trying to foster stand-up in Syria before Bashar al-Assad’s fall. Now, they are telling jokes in a liberated country, while warily eyeing the new government. By Raja ...

Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day, with dozens of people reported killed in the deadliest ...

DOZENS of people have been killed after soldiers loyal to ousted tyrant Bashar al-Assad launched a surprise ambush on the army of Syria's new rulers. Ongoing clashes between the two sides have ...

hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad. The clashes broke out Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous ...

Members of the Syrian security forces stop vehicles at a checkpoint, following deadly violence in the previous days between government forces and supporters of former leader Bashar al-Assad ...

Assad-linked fighters mounted 'well-planned' attack, security chief says Tensions have been running high in coastal area Assad-led state recruited heavily from Alawite areas DAMASCUS, March 6 ...

Syrian authorities face insurgency by Assad's Alawite sect Many killed in one Alawite town, monitor and activists say Saudi Arabia supports Syrian government against insurgency DAMASCUS, March 7 ...