Syrians have observed the first Friday prayers since the dramatic downfall of President Bashar al-Assad, meeting in locations across the country to celebrate the end of half a century of ...

How much territory have rebels gained? After years locked behind frozen frontlines, the rebels have swept south from what was the last remaining territory under their control in A ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attending prayers in the capital, Damascus, earlier this year. (SANA/AFP/Getty Images) Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow ...

For 54 years, Syria existed in the shadow of a silence so profound, it swallowed entire lives.