Russian President Vladimir Putin shaking hands with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during their meeting in Sochi, Russia in May 2018. AP ...

SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has fled the country, according to his closest ally, Russia. The dramatic move brings a sudden end to half a century of rule by Assad and ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on May 3, 2023, in Damascus, Syria. Assad went to Russia, a key ally to the fallen regime, after fleeing his country following the collapse of the Assad ...

The Alwaites, who primarily live in Syria's coastal regions, particularly in the provinces of Latakia and Tartus, are ...

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in strategic locations such as the Hmeimim airbase and Tartous port on the coast, as ...

Syrian rebels seized Damascus on Sunday, and long-time President Bashar Assad fled the battle-scarred country amid the stunning collapse of his regime after 13 years of war. Assad and his family ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with then Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on July 24, 2024.

U.S. officials said sanctions against targets such as its central bank would end, but they would remain on Syria’s former ...

Russia has been compelled to dismiss rumors that Asma al-Assad, the wife of former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, is seeking a divorce. After rebel forces seized control of Damascus this month ...

Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

The US has eased sanctions on Syria, resulting in the delisting of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and various Russian entities tied to ...