Syrian authorities arrested Wassim Al Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syrian security forces on Saturday detained Wassim al-Assad, cousin of toppled dictator Bashar ...

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Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted government.

Assad, known as key figure in drug trafficking and wanted for war crimes, was detained in security operation, according to ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

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

Switzerland said on Friday it will lift a raft of economic sanctions imposed on Syria, including the Middle Eastern country's ...

Syria's long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad was overthrown after years of brutal civil war. More than five decades of ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad last December did not erase the deep-rooted prejudices within Syrian society. Identity and ...

The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was ...