The European Union is lifting some sanctions on Syria to support efforts to stabilize Damascus following the December ousting ...

The writing was on the wall during a Nov. 28 trip to Moscow, where Assad’s pleas to the Kremlin fell on deaf ears as Russia was too busy invading Ukraine, three regional diplomats said.

Assad fled to Russia yesterday after a lightning ... “We were afraid for 55 years of speaking, even at home, we used to say the walls had ears,” Ramadan said, as people honked their car ...

Assad fled the country as Islamist-led rebels ... "We were afraid for 55 years of speaking, even at home, we used to say the walls had ears," Ramadan said, as people honked their car horns and ...

Assad, who fled Syria for Russian exile less ... But we could not talk about it. Walls have ears," he told AFP. "Ultimately, we realised that we were worth nothing. Our blood was shed in vain ...