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

Unexploded ordnance poses an elevated risk in the wake of the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as displaced Syrians return home.

A Syrian doctor found guilty of torture has been sentenced to life in prison by a German court. The man known as Alaa M was charged with more than 12 counts of torture and accused of killing a ...

A Frankfurt court has sentenced a Syrian doctor to life in prison for crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, in sport, Bayern Munich began their Club World Cup campaign with a thumping win. DW has more.

German court convicts Syrian doctor of crimes against humanity Life sentence handed to Alaa Mousa highlights the ‘brutality of Assad’s dictatorial, unjust regime’.

A Syrian doctor, center, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, stands next to his lawyer Oussama Al-Agi, right, in the Higher Regional Court before the verdict is announced in ...

Syrian doctor gets life sentence in Germany for slayings, torture under Assad The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on ...

Syria's healthcare system is in dire straits due to years of conflict and sanctions. Only 57% of hospitals are operational, ...

A Syrian doctor, center, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, stands next to his lawyer Oussama Al-Agi, right, in the Higher Regional Court before the verdict is announced in ...

A German court sentenced a Syrian doctor to life imprisonment for torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland on Monday for killing two people and torturing nine in Syria between 2011 and 2012 ...

A Syrian doctor, accused of torture and war crimes in his Syrian homeland, sits in the Higher Regional Court before the verdict is announced in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, June 16, 2025.