Syria’s national symphony orchestra performed for free in an unheated hall, reflections of the dire economic toll of the ...

To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical ...

Rebel forces in Syria have unveiled the opulent lifestyle of former President Bashar al-Assad after storming his ... as well as boxes of Louis Vuitton items, fine art, and high-end furniture.

The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

Syria’s new leadership announced on Friday the arrest of Atif Najib, a cousin of ousted leader Bashar Al-Assad, who is accused ... were arrested for allegedly painting anti-government slogans ...

A painting by Mohammed Hisham Barazanko depicting ... By the early 80s, Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, had staged a coup of his own within the Baath party and had led Syria for a decade.

Syria's new president Ahmed al-Sharaa has vowed to “pursue the ... address to the nation since the fall of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. Certainly, Syria’s new leader has delivered a change ...

The new Syria is a land of firsts: for the first time many Syrians are openly criticising the authorities, sharing stories of missing relatives and talking about foreign currency in public − all ...

A few days after the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled into exile, in December, an elderly woman sat on the sidewalk ...

Shamed tyrant Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as the Islamist-led rebels ... One image showed a room filled with various paintings and art pieces, with shelves filled with files, boxes, and even ...