World & Nation
The Arab League has agreed to reinstate Syria, ending a 12-year suspension of the nation led by Bashar Assad.
May 7, 2023
An Israeli drone strike on a car near the Lebanon-Syria border killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States.
July 15, 2024
Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country are voting in elections certain to give President Bashar Assad a fourth term.
May 26, 2021
The office of Syrian President Bashar Assad says he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus and are self-isolating at home.
March 8, 2021
Syrian President Bashar Assad has been sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country.
July 17, 2021
Anti-Syrian rioting erupted in central Kayseri province after allegations were made that a Syrian refugee had sexually harassed a 7-year-old.
July 1, 2024
Iran-backed groups in the Middle East say thousands of their fighters are offering to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group.
June 23, 2024
Syria’s Bashar Assad faces dissent from his rich cousin Rami Makhlouf
May 8, 2020
Saudi Arabia has announced the appointment of its first ambassador to Syria since severing ties with Damascus, marking an ongoing thawing in relations.
May 26, 2024
Television
“Inside Syria’s Deadly Dynasty,” a fascinating two-hour special that airs Sunday on the National Geographic network, documents the rise of Syrian President Bashar Assad from an unassuming London eye doctor to a brutal dictator who is feared in his own country and across the Middle East.
Dec. 1, 2018