Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the ...

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...

The Security Council cannot allow illegal military actions to set dangerous precedents,” Pakistani envoy says.

The toppling of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was cheered by U.S. President ... From 1979 to 1989, the United States (along with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan) armed and financed the Afghan Islamist ...

Thousands of Sunni Muslim foreigners, from countries including China, Albania, Russia and Pakistan, joined Syria's rebels early in the civil war to fight against the rule of Bashar al-Assad and the ...

Interim president Sharaa says country faces “a long and arduous road to reconstruction but possesses all the resources needed to recover”.

Islamic State has shown renewed vigour in Syria, attracting fighters and increasing attacks, according to the United Nations ...

Deadly violence in Syria's Alawite heartland is the worst since rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad in December. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said 830 civilians had been killed.

DAMASCUS: In a pivotal step for Syria’s transition away from decades of Assad family rule, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced on Saturday the formation of a new transitional government.

EXCLUSIVE: Through a popular uprising and a long and hideous civil war, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime tottered at times, but held on, propped up by allies Russia and Iran.