Holst's "Planets" will be joined by six world premieres, 13-year-old composer Isaac Thomas and the returns of Viet Cuong, ...

The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming his presidential palace in Damascus. Videos circulated online show a fleet of luxury ...

Maher Assad is a Syrian former military officer who served as commander of the Syrian Army's elite 4th Armoured Division and has disappeared since the ousting of the former Syrian regime as no ...

AS NEWS OF the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the dictator’s flight spread over the weekend, many Syrians rushed to the public squares to celebrate. In Damascus, women draped in the ...

After Islamist-led rebels ousted Assad on December 8, the orchestra’s rehearsals and concerts were halted as Syria embarked on a delicate transition away from decades of one-family rule enforced ...

Arsenal romped to a confident 5-0 victory over struggling Crystal Palace to celebrate Renee Slegers' first game as permanent head coach. Slegers' official appointment was announced on Friday ...

Two months after the dramatic fall of Bashar Assad’s regime, Syria stands at a definitive juncture. The country, ravaged by years of brutal conflict, now faces the daunting task of rebuilding ...

Russia’s attitude toward the new Syrian government has “improved significantly” since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad in December, and Damascus is weighing Moscow’s demands ...

Al-Madh'an recounted how he leaked documents exposing torture and killings in prisons of the Assad regime, which the Syrian opposition toppled on Dec. 8. Originally from Daraa, he worked as the ...