When Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria, merchants like Youssef Rajab kept much of their imported stock hidden for fear of arrest for breaking the law.

STORY: Foreign ministers and top diplomats from Western and Middle Eastern countries met with Syria's new foreign minister on Sunday.Held in the Saudi capital Riyadh, it was the first such regional gathering on Syria since President Bashar al-Assad was ousted last month.

Syria's new authorities are using Islamic teachings to train a fledgling police force, a move officers say aims to instil a sense of morality as they race to fill a security vacuum after dismantling ousted president Bashar al-Assad's notoriously corrupt and brutal security forces.

Khan’s visit included discussions with Syria’s Foreign Minister, Asaad al-Shaibani, marking a significant step toward collaboration between the ICC and the Syrian authorities.

Chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, met Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday, state media reported.For all the latest

The fall of the regime in Damascus has also led to a backlash against the Orthodox patriarchate heir to one of the most important seats of ancient Christianity by a mysterious movement

The British journalist of Afghan-Pakistani origin in a documentary recounts the work of the Italian NGO Emergency, which since 1999 has accompanied the many dramatic pages of life in the country with

The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, met with Syria's new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, on Friday, state media reported. The meeting comes in the wake of last month's ousting of Bashar al-Assad, sparking renewed hopes for justice for victims of the country’s long-running conflict.

Assad, the ophthalmologist-turned-dictator who ruled Syria with an iron fist. This video examines his early promises of reform, the brutal suppression of dissent during the Damascus Spring, and his role in one of the most devastating civil wars in modern history.

French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, notably the launch of a deliberate attack on civilians,

The Muhajireen presidential palace in central Damascus, one of the Syrian capital's most beautiful architectural landmarks, bears few scars from the looting that took place in December 2024 as the end of Bashar Al Assad's regime loomed.

Nearly two million people, most of them homeless, live in camps near the Turkish border, where the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. The hope of returning to their lands after the fall of the Assad regime seems distant.