A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...
The summer home of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad was once off-limits to ordinary Syrians. Now people are lining up to visit ...
son of Hafez al-Assad, fled Syria. Jbara told Storyful the toppled statue has become a gathering place for Syrians, with the photos they take “symbolizing change and hope for a new future.” ...
A colossal statue of Hafez al-Assad was once a powerful symbol of Syria’s ruling regime, looming over the Damascus-Aleppo highway. Now, like that regime, it is toppled, and Syrians have been visiting ...
Then-Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a meeting with then-Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem ... 2015 (AP photo by Mark Schiefelbein). As a result, in today’s post-Assad ...
After Syria's new authorities arrested an official who issued death sentences to prisoners under ousted president Bashar al-Assad, photos were shared in social media posts that falsely claimed ...
A lightning rebel offensive brought a sudden end to decades of Assad family rule on Dec. 8. Islamist rebels Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the advance and set up Syria's caretaker ...
In the immense Guard camp now, former rebel fighters use pictures of Bashar al-Assad and his father for target practice. Tanks and heavy weapons still sit under arched stone shelters. Resembling a ...
Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to Qatar comes as the new administration seeks support from Arab states following the toppling of al-Assad. Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani was appointed as Syria's foreign ...
But soon after the Syrian civil war erupted in 2011, the military under President Bashar al-Assad closed the mountain to civilians. Suddenly, instead of families and friends shooting fireworks ...
Some of the changes were less surprising, such as removing all references to ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and his late father, Hafez al-Assad. Others, however, sparked swift backlash.
International flights in and out of Syria’s main airport in Damascus will resume next week after being halted since rebels overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad’s regime last month.