Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day, with dozens of people reported killed in the deadliest ...

Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

Smoke rises while members of the Syrian forces ride on a vehicle as they battle against a nascent insurgency by fighters from ousted leader Bashar al-Assad's Alawite sect, in Latakia, Syria March ...