After decades of dictatorship and 13 years of civil war, can Syria put itself back together? Our journalists traveled the ...

Assad’s leadership quickly descended into authoritarianism, marked by mass repression and a devastating civil war. This video ...

Premieres Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Syria's uncertain future under Jihadist-turned-statesman ...

Wassim Al Assad is 'considered among the most prominent drug traffickers and people involved in a number of crimes during the ...

Assad, who led a paramilitary force backing Assad's army, was sanctioned by the US in 2023 for drug trafficking, including ...

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

Assad, is the first prominent figure from the Assad family to be arrested since Islamist-led forces toppled the government on ...

The European Union imposed on Monday an asset freeze and a ban on travel to the EU on five people linked with toppled Syrian ...

The European Union has enforced an asset freeze and travel ban on five individuals linked to the former Syrian leader Bashar ...

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed Monday that those involved in a "heinous" suicide attack on a Damascus church would face ...

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