Bashar al-Assad was never expected to rule Syria. That job was meant for his older brother, Basil, who trained as a military commander while Bashar studied to be an ophthalmologist. He wasn’t ...

Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad appears to have issued his first statement since the fall of his regime over a week ago, giving new details about his final hours in the country before being ...

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 his family.

offers support for Syrian people as US hits ISIS strongholds in moment of ‘risk and uncertainty’ Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and family in Moscow after Russia granted them asylum: reports Gunmen ...

Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have been granted asylum in Russia and are now in Moscow. Assad's departure marks the end of nearly 25 years of brutal rule. Former Syrian ...

The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane for an unknown destination as rebel troops stormed into the capital ...

On Jan. 1, 2025, several media outlets including Newsweek and The Sun reported on a supposed poison attack on the exiled former president of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, who resides in Russia ...

The lavish lifestyle and taste of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are on display in a video that shows the abandoned garage of the presidential palace in Damascus filled with luxury cars.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Russia on Sunday after rebels seized control of Damascus, Russian state media said—a pivotal moment in the years-long civil war against the regime ...

From Donald Trump being shot at a campaign rally to Bashar al-Assad's shock overthrow, Newsweek writers on the moment of 2024: plus have your say. "I believe there will be violent fighting ...