Syrians who remained loyal to him through years of civil war fume that he left without a word. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The rebels capturing Damascus marked a turning point for Syria, which had been shattered by more than 13 years of war which ...

Baghdad Downtown Initiative enters its third phase, restoring Al Rasheed Street and reviving the city’s cultural heartbeat.

The Syrian civil war had been relatively quiet in recent years, experiencing only minor skirmishes and no major changes in control.

After dusk, the president slipped out of the capital, flying covertly to a Russian military base in northern Syria and then ...

Paris Casualties in the French capital would likely be even worse ... wipes the Eiffel Tower and the Palais de Chaillot off the map, with the world-famous Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and ...

The uprising, which culminated in the president fleeing to Russia as rebels captured the capital city of Damascus ... extending to the borders of Turkey and Iraq. This includes the city of ...

Ankara is prepared for military cooperation with Syria after the fall of the Baathist regime, Defense Ministry sources said ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable ...

Map: The Economist The early signs have been ... say they have learnt the lessons of past regime changes in the Arab world. Unlike in Iraq and Libya, the transition is being managed locally ...

It borders Turkey to the north, Lebanon and Israel to the west and southwest, Iraq to the east and Jordan ... including the capital Damascus. The insurgents have said they are ready to march ...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Booker Prize, the story shifts between the finely-wrought characters of the Le Moulin, shot through ...