Assad's vast network of prisons was not simply a tool of his brutal crackdown on opposition to his rule, it was a ...

Sam Heller is an Analyst and a Fellow with Century International, the Century Foundation’s center for international research ...

In Aleppo, efforts are under way to rebuild after years of destruction left much of Syria's second-largest city and its medieval citadel in ruins.

Gukesh D. became the youngest World Champion after winning the FIDE tournament against China’s Ding Liren on Thursday ...

In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians marked the first Sunday services since the collapse of Bashar Assad 's ...

One photo shows Assad’s father, Hafez, in his underwear, striking a bodybuilder-like pose. Other images show Bashar Assad in a Speedo flexing his biceps, astride a motorcycle in his briefs and staring ...

Syrians have been fascinated by the background glimpses of a seemingly normal family that held the country in an iron grip ...

In churches across long-stifled Syria, Christians marked the first Sunday services since the sudden collapse of Bashar ...

Iran wants to re-open its embassy in Damascus. This follows Turkey, Qatar, and other countries rushing to open diplomatic ...

AMMAN, Jordan — Until last week, the idea of being able to go back home seemed an impossible dream for many Syrian refugees.