Assad's exile in Russia is a life of secluded luxury and political irrelevance, where he is wealthy and secure but silenced ...

Family friend, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data help give rare insight into life of dictator’s reclusive household ...

The US has rolled back a series of restrictive economic sanctions put in place during the rule of Bashar al-Assad. Syrians ...

We documented how the dictator Bashar al-Assad and his henchmen conspired to hide evidence of torture and deaths of detainees ...

Syrian authorities said Wednesday they had reached a settlement with Mohammad Hamsho, a prominent businessman accused of ties ...

Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its ...

A year ago this month, Syria’s brutal dictatorship collapsed. There are signs of recovery, but sectarian violence threatens ...

For five decades, Syrians were reminded of their despotic rulers every time they reached into their wallets. The faces ...

Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.

Central bank will cut two zeros from Syrian pound and replace images of ousted dictator with olives, roses and mulberries ...

A deadly blast tore through an Alawite mosque during Friday prayers in the western city of Homs. A little-known militant group has claimed responsibility as Syria's sectarian tensions erupt again.

The grave in Dhumair desert, east of Damascus, was created to hide the bodies of thousands of victims. Read more at ...