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Syrian authorities have arrested a cousin of former President Bashar Assad, who is under U.S. sanctions for his alleged role in drug trafficking and support to forces loyal to the ousted government.

Assad, known as key figure in drug trafficking and wanted for war crimes, was detained in security operation, according to ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

According to UNHCR, some 13.5 million Syrians remain displaced internally or abroad. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

Syria's long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad was overthrown after years of brutal civil war. More than five decades of ...

The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was ...

Switzerland said on Friday it will lift a raft of economic sanctions imposed on Syria, including the Middle Eastern country's ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad last December did not erase the deep-rooted prejudices within Syrian society. Identity and ...

“These sanctions were imposed on Assad, but … now that Syria has been liberated, there will be a positive impact on industry, it’ll boost the economy and encourage people to return” she ...