The Latest Breaking News from Bashar alAssad

A decade on from the Guardian’s last visit, it is clear war has ripped the city apart – but there are signs of positive change

Pentagon says the additional forces have been in Syria for ‘a while’, before fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

The collapse of the Syrian government led by Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, 2024 marked a historic moment in the Middle East. It still remains to be fully understood how the rebel coalition — a diverse assembly of political and ideological groups backed by regional powers — swiftly overpowered government…

In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Syria’s new interim gov’t spokesperson says plans to establish a fair justice system a priority.

Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held town of Kobane.

Vladimir Putin says he has not met the deposed Syrian ruler since he fled Damascus for the Russian capital.

Israeli prime minister says air force attacked targets in Yemen ‘in response to Houthi attacks’ as Houthis say they have attacked Tel Aviv overnight

Top US diplomat says Iran should ‘focus on itself’ and stop getting involved in ‘misadventures throughout the region’.

Since Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s chemical weapon victims have recounted their trauma without fear of reprisal.

Iranians reel from worsening power cuts, fuel shortages, partial shutdowns and a falling purchasing power.