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

Albany Symphony unveiled its 2025-2026 season featuring teenaged prodigies, major works by Stravinsky and Holst, commissions ...

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 ...

Two major Syrian opposition groups who worked for years against the government of now-toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lebanon announced the formation of a new cabinet on Saturday after nearly three years of political paralysis, amid one of the ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: In summer, the palace hosts weekend fountain shows in the gardens, featuring music and special effects; come on a Saturday night to see the best, with grounds lit up to ...

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