Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained rare access to sites across the war-ravaged nation, some of which have long been inaccessible to ...

Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander while Bashar studied to be an ophthalmologist.

The toppling of Ankara’s archenemy Bashar al-Assad in Syria may have increased Turkey’s regional influence but it also represents a strategic challenge for Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...

Syrian insurgents toppled President Bashar al-Assad's on Sunday after a stunning, two-week offensive that saw major cities slip from the regime’s fingers one by one, until rebel forces captured ...

Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lighting rebel advance ...

France on Sunday applauded the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and called for a peaceful political transition that respects the diversity of the Syrian people and protects civilians and all ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded intelligence and security services appear to have ...

Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future after rebels seized the capital, Damascus, and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia following 13 years of civil war and more than 50 ...

The private residence of deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was ransacked after rebels took over the capital, forcing him to flee the country.