Ahmed al-Shara, who led the rebel offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad, offered little clarity ... Mr. al-Shara has lately ditched his military dress in favor of business suits and dropped ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad addresses the new members of parliament ... especially prior to the Arab Spring, when Damascus believed Israel might be flexible on the issue of the Golan.

Now, however, the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria has presented the U.S. with a similar opportunity. For years, Beijing has consistently sided with Bashar ... in other Arab Spring ...

Bashar Al-Assad, who had ruled since 2000 after inheriting power from his father Hafez, fled the capital and sought exile in ...

“Visits between Muslim women from Jobar and Jewish women from the neighborhood were normal, according to the traditional Damascene ... s Jews during President Bashar Assad’s leadership.

Organisers are urging spectators to come prepared and to dress appropriately for the weather ... others have already begun taking part in their traditional New Year's Day celebrations.

At the same time crowds had gathered at a temple in central Tokyo to watch a traditional bell-ringing ceremony ... forward to a new beginning weeks after rebels ousted President Bashar al Assad. Hours ...

In-depth: The Druze community is navigating a complex path in post-Assad Syria, striving to preserve its autonomy and wary of ...

With the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, Britain and France occupied the Arab provinces. The US was not yet in ... participation controlled by the ruling party. In 2012, Bashar al Assad sought ...