Bashar al-Assad

Austria puts Syrian ex-intelligence chief in Raqqa on trial for torture

A former Syrian intelligence service officer goes on trial in Austria charged with offences including torture and sexual assault over the abuse of opponents of then-leader Bashar al-Assad in Raqqa between 2011 and 2013 in Vienna, Austria, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

Children of Syrian dentist disappeared under Bashar al-Assad likely dead, says commission

Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was ousted in 2024. The number of people who went missing over decades of Assad family rule is thought to exceed 300,000.

Remnants of Assad’s chemical weapons programme recovered, Syrian official says

Labels of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are seen iside a damaged house in Douma in Damascus, Syria.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 27, 2026

FBI agents leaving the residence associated with Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' dinner attack, in Torrance, California.

Syrian court begins proceedings against Assad and allies

Former head of political security in Syria's Daraa province, Atif Najib attending the first trial session at the Palace of Justice, in Damascus on April 26, 2026.

Syria unveils plan to eliminate Assad's chemical weapons

Syrian Arab Republic's Ambassador to the United Nations Ibrahim Olabi addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., February 18, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

US federal jury convicts Assad-era Syrian official of torture

Officers keep watch outside the Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war

FILE PHOTO: Birds fly as smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 2, 2026. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Syria's Rifaat al-Assad, the 'butcher of Hama', dies at 88

FILE PHOTO: Former Syrian Vice President Rifaat Al-Assad, disgraced younger brother of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, appears in an undated file photograph. REUTERS/File Photo

Lebanon detains Syrian who helped funnel funds to pro-Assad fighters, sources say

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