Images of Bashar al-Assad and his family were emblematic of the dynasty’s grip on Syria. Though remnants linger after the ...

The Alawite Muslim group was seen as privileged during the rule of former leader Bashar Assad but has suffered repeated violence since his fall.

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

Members of a 104-year-old Pasadena synagogue that was burned down in the Los Angeles fires in January are getting ready to celebrate Passover. Many community members lost more than just ...

Poland’s ambassador to Russia says a group of Russians tried to disrupt a small commemoration marking the 15th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 ...

Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From chemical weapons attacks to Russian military backing, this is the story of ...

Since then, the world has changed dramatically. China has experienced a remarkable ascent. It now competes with the United ...

Khalil was taken into custody by immigration authorities on March 8, with federal officials saying he led activities on campus ‘aligned to Hamas.’ ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of martial law in December involved special forces storming the National Assembly and National Election Commission, was ...

Now, in the aftermath of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government, the art director has her sights set on supporting the efforts of countless Syrian creatives, both at home and in the diaspora ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state prisons will release some inmates early because the system does not have enough corrections officers, weeks after the state fired more than 2,000 guards who went on ...

as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. From the early morning hours, crowds of men, women and children flocked to pray at Damascus's ...