An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) ...

Bashar al-Assad was the 19th president of Syria, entering office in 2000 succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad as the country's leader and as head of the Ba'ath Party.

Last week, a Syrian doctor's trial for torture ended in Frankfurt. The verdict marks a turning point. Following the fall of ...

Revenge attacks against deposed president Assad’s heterodox Alawite sect led local evangelicals to model reconciliation ...

Government faces scrutiny as church attack highlights ongoing threats to stability and safety for minorities in Syria.

The likelihood is that much of Iran’s nuclear capabilities remain intact, and despite calls for regime change there is no ...

When the dust settled, the March massacre claimed the lives of at least 1,700 Alawites. Ziad, currently in Lebanon and ...

Israel’s war on Iran has underscored the Arab view of Israel as an aggressive source of instability in the region ...

The Israeli operation, intended to target Iran's nuclear core and missiles and deter Iran and its allies, has strengthened ...

The recent U.S.-led strike, following Israel’s operations against Iranian targets, was a clear message: peace is not served ...

Still, this moment is fragile. Drone strikes and missile debris are reminders that regional tensions remain dangerously close ...

Doha Film Institute Gets Behind Upcoming Movies By Cyril Aris, Ahmed Yassin Al-Daradji & Danielle Arbid In Spring Funding ...