The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance ...

Assad’s government, backed by Russia, Iran, and allied militias, retained control of Damascus and much of western Syria until late 2024. It finally collapsed under the pressure of repeated military ...

When Hafez al-Assad died, his son Bashar inherited not only power but ... However, Bashar Assad’s inner circle—especially his sister Bushra—strongly opposed him. “There was an anti-Hariri faction in ...

Al-Assad also appointed his own people to the security services, such as Assef Shawkat, his sister Bushra's husband, who was made head of military intelligence. Internally, the accidental ...

Hafez al-Assad took power in 1970 ... The eldest was a daughter, Bushra. Her father adored her and brought her into his councils. She might have succeeded him — but she was a girl.

Image: Former Syrian President Hafez al Assad, his wife Aniseh, sons Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd and daughter Bushra (standing, L-R). Pic: Sana/Reuters Mr Kassar said his treatment became even ...

Bushra al-Assad, Bashar's only sister, served as her brother's secretary and married General Asef Shawkat, a key military figure, in 1995. Bushra reportedly clashed with Asma over the latter's ...

They went as far as to spread rumors suggesting they were managing investments on behalf of Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher, his sister Bushra al-Assad, and other members of the family. Through ...

Languages: English. Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad says he had planned to keep fighting but the Russians evacuated him, in his first public statement since fleeing to Moscow over a week ago.