The icy winds of Moscow offer little warmth for exiled Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose sudden downfall on December 8 ...

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Hama, which has deep scars from the 1982 massacres committed by Hafez al-Assad and his brother Rifaat al-Assad against its people, is returning to the forefront today, carrying a new glimmer of hope.

ALBAWABA - The Swiss Attorney General's office (OAG) said on Tuesday that Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will stand trial in Switzerland for for war crimes and crimes ...

We used to feel that the walls could hear us, and could write reports on us.Iman Al Alwani, Hama massacre survivorPro-government troops had entered the city on the pretext of eliminating gunmen ...

Asaad al-Nassasra has been missing since Israeli troops killed 15 other emergency workers in south Gaza three weeks ago.

Late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad was a masterful negotiator, fiercely protective of his image and reputation. He was ...

Samer Kamal al-Assad and Wassim Badi al-Assad, were sanctioned. A third family member, Mudar Rifaat al-Assad, and several leaders, businessmen and militia members affiliated with the regime and ...

Speaking to AFP from the displaced family’s makeshift shelter in Deir Al Balah, Umm Rifaat scrolled through photos of her son on her phone. Her husband recalled the passion with which Rifaat wor ...

Exclusive: Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai, Lebanese officials say Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war ...