Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has released his first statement ... with most deaths being officially recorded as ‘heart attacks’ – killings were signed off by the government ...

Alaa Hassan was 25 years old when the uprisings against Bashar al-Assad began in Syria. He was part of the movement that grew ...

Five months after its liberation from the police state of Bashar al-Assad, Syria sometimes looks like a country in civil war.

With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, the city is breathing ... which holds a special place in her heart. However, upon her return, Inas realised that Syria today is not the same as the ...