The French and German foreign ministers are the most senior Western officials to visit Syria since longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels.

QARDAHA, LATAKIA, Syria — There is a long, winding road leading to what was once the family home of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad just outside Latakia on Syria's Mediterranean coast.

The Muhajireen presidential palace in central Damascus, one of the Syrian capital's most beautiful architectural landmarks, ...

The Assad family’s bedrooms are a graveyard of designer clothes boxes. Chanel here, Givenchy there, and a large package from Aishti, the upmarket Lebanese department store. Assad had so many ...

Carter arrived in Syria for to meet with Assad and also with Hamas exiled supreme Haled Metal during his tour of the region. (photo credit: LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images) US president Jimmy ...

Sharaa heads the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group that led the rebel offensive that ousted President Bashar al-Assad on December 8. Last week, in an interview with Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television ...

Women, children and men could be seen touring the home and its large garden, with the rooms completely empty, save some furniture and a portrait of Assad thrown on the floor. 1 month ago Members of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. During the devastating war between the former President Bashar Assad’s forces and the Syrian opposition ...

The end of more than a decade of civil war in Syria and the fall of the regime of former president Bashar Al Assad have given ...

This diplomatic tour comes at a decisive moment following recent dramatic developments in Syria. On Dec. 8, 2024, opposition forces, headed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), gained control of Damascus, ...

Crossing the border from Jordan on Dec. 29, one North Jersey man had tears in his eyes. “I hugged the first Syrian person I ...

Omar knew something was up around 5am, when he heard cries of “Allahu Akbar” coming from the direction of the Assad family residences. He was at home, following the collapse of Bashar al-Assad ...