Under the previous dynastic regime, Syria went from a homeland for all to a "real estate registry" for the al-Assad family.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Assad poster burns in Syria (photo credit: SCREENSHOT/X) Since the start of widespread protests in 2011, Bashar Assad’s name has ...

Reporting from The Atlantic reveals how personal hubris, mismanagement, and ignored diplomatic lifelines accelerated the fall ...

Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.

(CNN) — Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lightning rebel ...

BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war that ...

SYRIA’S exiled dictator Bashar al-Assad has been accused of being obsessed with sex and video games during his despotic reign. The tyrant – who oversaw the torture and murder of ...