The Kremlin has said that Mr. al-Assad made the “personal decision” to leave office, and that President Vladimir V. Putin had offered exile to him and his family. Dmitry S. Peskov, the Kremlin ...
Lebanon said it is closing all land border crossings with Syria except for a main one that links Beirut with the Syrian capital Damascus. The General Security Directorate's decision Friday came hours ...
Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ main square and a historic mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since former President Bashar Assad was overthrown, a major symbolic moment for the ...