Originally from Ghouta, a Damascus suburb bombed with chemical weapons in 2013, photographer Abdulmonam Eassa fled Syria seven years ago. With the fall of Bashar al-Assad, he managed to return to his country and document the liberation of his people.

France plans to host an international conference on Syria next month to support the war-torn country's transition after half a century of Assad family rule, President Emmanuel Macron's office said Thursday.

In our view, they should be tried in the nearest place to where the crimes were committed,’ says Foreign Ministry spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

The article explores why Syria, despite its early independence, was unable to establish a democracy, instead evolving into a mukhabarat state

The feeling is a new one for the Alawites, a group that was powerful and influential during the dictator's rule. The Alawites are a minority sect which follows an esoteric offshoot of Shiite Islam. Between 10-12% of Syrians currently belong to the group.

The crimes of the regime, whose horrors I witnessed at Sednaya Prison, must not go unpunished,' says French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot - Anadolu Ajansı

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - 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, a legal source said late on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

PARIS (Reuters) - 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, a legal source said late on Tuesday.

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

The mother of US journalist Austin Tice, who went missing in Syria in 2012, said on Monday in Damascus that the war-torn country's new leadership was committed to finding him.Tice was working as a freelance journalist for Agence France-Presse,

Charaa, unifying all of Syria’s armed groups to form a national army is crucial to rebuild a viable country. On Monday an important step was taking with the first joint operation led with Ahmad Al-Awad’s “Southern Operations Chamber” a powerful militia that controles swathes of territory around the city of Deraa.