In Syria today, nearly everyone seems to be struggling. People of all classes and backgrounds can barely afford food, rent, utilities—the basics of a dignified life. The country is attempting to leave ...

Hundreds of thousands were killed and tortured. But prosecuting everyone involved in atrocities could be impractical and risk renewed civil strife. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Damascus, Syria ...

With Assad-era laws increasingly triggered by private complaints and enforced unevenly, U.S. officials can no longer relegate these issues to secondary tracks or assume that core administration ...

Magdeburg. - Für manche ist der Gang in den Supermarkt ein unverzichtbares Ritual. Für andere ist der Einkauf ein notwendiges Übel. Letztere haben in Zukunft - zumindest in Magdeburg - eine bequeme ...

On August 11, 2026, a court in Damascus delivered the first verdict in Syria addressing crimes committed by eight senior officials of the former government of President Bashar al-Assad. This case is ...

(Amman) – A Syrian court’s first verdicts for crimes committed during the Assad era raise important legal issues the government should urgently address, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights ...

The Cubs optioned Assad to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports. The move opens up a spot on the Cubs' active roster for Daniel Palencia, who was activated from ...

Cubs optioned RHP Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. With Daniel Palencia (elbow) returning from the injured list on Friday, the Cubs needed to free up a roster spot and once again Assad became a luxury ...

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 ...

In our news wrap Tuesday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes during the country's brutal civil war, authorities say at least six people were ...

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the ...

Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death after a court in Damascus convicted them of crimes against humanity during the ...