Bashar Assad instead became a doctor in the 1980s and was studying in London to be an ophthalmologist in the early 1990s. But ...

Syria’s prime minister says most cabinet ministers are still at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad. But some ...

Syria’s prime minister says most cabinet ministers are still at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad. But some ...

As rebels seize control in Syria after more than a decade of war, the future is uncertain. Key concerns include al-Assad's ...

Earlier, Syrian rebels announced on state television on Sunday that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, eliminating a 50-year family dynasty in a lightning offensive that raises the spectre of ...

Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread ...

Syrian opposition fighters reached the suburbs of Damascus and government forces are withdrawing from the strategic city of Homs as the rebels’ surprising offensive picks up speed.

Syria’s government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they had entered Damascus following a stunning ...

As Syrians expressed joy, Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali said the country should have free elections so Syrians can ...