France's highest court will decide if former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be stripped of head-of-state immunity, opening the door for his trial in absentia over alleged chemical attacks. View ...

A UN commission investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria's Alawite heartland in March has found security forces of the new government and its allies, as well as fighters loyal to the deposed Assad ...

In this Dec. 9, 2010 file photo, then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses reporters at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. Credit: AP/Remy de la Mauviniere ...

Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organising the election process told ...

-- President Bashar al-Assad of Syria is the center of attention in the aftermath of a United States airstrike against a Syrian air base where a chemical attack was initiated earlier this week.

New legal proceedings have been set in motion against Syria’s former president Bashar al-Assad, after France’s top court cleared the way for prosecution now that he no longer holds office.

Russia and Syria signaled Thursday they would bolster ties and review agreements made under the previous pro-Moscow ...

France's highest court ruled on Friday that an arrest warrant for former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was invalid as it was issued when he was still in office, but said a new warrant can now be ...

Despite having been on opposite sides of the battle lines during the civil war, the new rulers in Damascus, headed by interim ...

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, correspondent Martin Smith travels the country tracing al-Sharaa’s rise to power and the emerging threats to the country’s stability. 07/01/2025 ...