The judge who sentenced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death in absentia by the same regime years earlier. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad once again denied in an interview that his military forces used sarin gas to attack his own people on Aug. 21. The Fox News interview took place Tuesday in Damascus ...

A Syrian court sentenced in absentia ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict ...

DAMASCUS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule of Syria ended abruptly in December 2024 following a lightning advance by rebel forces who struck while the Russian and Iranian allies who ...

Bashar al-Assad is the former president of Syria who held power for decades before his government was overthrown during a rebel offensive. Assad fled to Moscow and was granted political asylum after ...

The former president was convicted of crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war, the first verdict since he fled to Russia in 2024. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Amman, Jordan A court ...

Damascus, Syria – Fouad Naal spent 21 years in prison under the regime of Bashar al-Assad. He remained in the notorious Sednaya and Adra prisons until December 8, 2024, which was not only his ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is living in near-isolation in ...