By late January, the new authorities in Damascus had disbanded the Syrian army and the long-ruling Ba’ath Party, annulled the constitution, and formed an interim government headed by Sharaa.

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. He was ousted in December ...

In January, the new authorities in Damascus disbanded the Syrian army and the long-ruling Ba’ath Party, annulled the constitution, and formed an interim government headed by rebel commander ...

Areas within the Idlib province are still being developed, Abu Tarek explains, and, unlike under the Assad regime, it’s ...

Syria has expelled a radical Palestinian leader, officials said on Sunday, in the latest move against pro-Iran remnants as ...

Key topicsIsrael dismantles Iran-backed militant network after 7 Oct 2023 attackHezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, and Assad regime ...

Assad, which ended the country’s brutal 13-year civil war, Syrians are still struggling just to make it through each day.

America's involvement in the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran has prompted comparisons with its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Israel’s first open offensive on Iran marks a dramatic turn in a long, complex history. Before Iran’s 1979 revolution, the ...

President Trump’s dramatic ceasefire announcement was against the backdrop of a triangular stand-off. Iran hit several US ...

Sharaa’s newly published memoirs, he recounts the delaying and then derailing of the 2004 Arab Summit in Tunis.

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail The UN’s refugee chief has said that more than two million Syrians have returned home since December 2024 following the collapse of the Assad regime. Filippo Grandi, the UN ...