Theater director and Syrian refugee Bashar* always dreamed of having creative control over his art and being able to express himself freely. Now, he puts on his own productions. "Culture has no ...

In a development that could reshape the Middle East, armed opposition groups have overthrown Bashar al-Assad in Syria following a lightning 12-day offensive. Assad has resigned and fled to Russia, ...

Syrian rebels declared on Sunday ousted President Bashar al-Assad after seizing control of the capital city of Damascus. Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled Syria, putting an end to five decades of Ba ...

The United Nations released statistics estimating that more than 60,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011. In his first public appearance in six months, President ...

This story is part of our special series, 7 for 7: Seven voices for seven years of the Syria crisis. View the complete series here Bashar Anwar Abu Khoshref, a 21-year-old Syrian refugee, spends half ...

Family of American held by Syria demands accountability after learning he died in custody The family of an American psychotherapist detained in Syria says the U.S. government has informed them he has ...

Three days before the start of the battle to oust Bashar al-Assad, a Syrian political figure I trust for his insights and analysis called me. With my 18 years of experience in journalism, his words ...

President Bashar al-Assad has been a busy man over the past several weeks. In addition to bombing civilian neighborhoods indiscriminately and starving out his opponents and the civilians who happen to ...

There have been many bad actors in Syria, but none worse than the country's president Bashar Assad. His war crimes and violations of humanitarian law are extensive: sniper attacks on peaceful ...

Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the Syrian government took down her Facebook page. Writer Claims Syrian Government Has Tried to Intimidate Her Syrian-American writer Marah Bukai says the ...