The cases are still rare where organized crime and wholesale corruption get backed up by a repressive, autocratic government. As in Venezuela, North Korea, and Russia, deposed Syrian leader Bashar ...

The clashes are the worst since Assad was removed from power in early December by insurgent groups led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

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A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria’s Latakia port, the first such delivery since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted in December, the government said, as it pushes to boost an ...

Since his rebel coalition toppled President Bashar al-Assad in December, Mr. al-Shara, who spoke to The New York Times this month, has been navigating more complex geopolitical waters. And that ...

Syrian authorities said a wheat shipment arrived on Sunday at the country's Mediterranean port of Latakia, the first since the December ouster of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian authority ...

IMAGE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Syria's then president Bashar al-Assad during their meeting in Moscow's Kremlin, January 25, 2005. Photograph: ITAR-TASS/KREMLIN PRESS ...

The arrest of senior Palestinian officials signaled a pendulum swing for Syria, which under President Bashar al-Assad was closely allied with Iran and historically served as a critical base of ...

Syrian authorities said Tuesday they had arrested a former officer in the feared security apparatus of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad, the latest such announcement as the new government pursues ...

A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria's Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former president Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the government said on Sunday.