In July 2025, clashes between the Druze religious minority and Sunni Arabs backed by government-affiliated forces led to ...

The funeral of Bashar al-Assad’s father, Hafez al-Assad. His "departure" was much more stately and calm than his son’s retreat this past week. For some 30 years, he had ruled Syria with an ...

Bashar’s father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria with an iron fist for three decades, including enforcing draconian emergency laws in 1963 that helped him eliminate political opponents and pave the ...

TASS, June 29. Syrian President Bashar Assad's son Hafez has graduated with honors from Moscow State University, the governmental newspaper Al-Watan reported on Thursday.. According to its ...

That very day — January 21, 1994 — Assad summoned his second-eldest son, Bashar, back from London. Bashar was an ophthalmologist, age 28, doing a residency at the Western Eye Hospital.

Syrian rebels have desecrated the tomb of ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s father, ... solidifying his family’s rule for 54 years until the deposition of his son on Dec. 8, 2024.

The United States has levied sanctions against Hafez Assad, the 18-year-old son of Syrian leader Bashar Assad. The State Department announced the sanctions against Hafez on Wednesday.

Nearly two weeks after the ouster of his son, Bashar Assad, people streamed in to take photos next to the burned-out hollow where the elder Assad’s grave used to be.

Rasha Khazem, the wife of Duraid Assad — the son of former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Assad, the uncle of Bashar Assad — and their daughter, Shams, were smuggled illegally into Lebanon and ...

Holding Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime accountable for war crimes 13:21. If you have children watching 60 Minutes tonight, that's usually a good thing, but this story is not for them.

1994 - Syrian President Hafez Assad’s oldest son and heir apparent, Basel, dies in a car accident. Second son Bashar, is called back from medical training in Britain and is groomed to take over ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bashar al-Assad, who was president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. 1994 – Syrian President Hafez Assad’s oldest son and heir apparent, Basel, dies in a car ...