Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by ...

QARDAHA, Syria (AP) — On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad, vandals have sprayed variations of the phrase, “Damn your soul, Hafez.” ...

Assad, a cousin of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, began on Wednesday at the Palace of Justice in Damascus, marking the first court case involving a member of the al-Assad family since the ...

After the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, the family's properties were left abandoned. One of those was the Assad family's summer home, with a private beach on the Mediterranean. It's just outside ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day Saturday while others opened as usual as observant Muslims began fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, the ...

His presidency became synonymous with repression, a devastating civil war and international isolation. As Syria’s old order collapsed around him, the leader once portrayed as untouchable was forced ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Some restaurants and ...