Jawlani has moved to form a transitional government, get the buses running and turn the power back on.

Roaming the opulent Damascus home of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, Abu Omar felt a sense of giddy defiance being ...

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

For many Damascenes, the dominant feelings are a mix of joy and trepidation. “We’re happy, of course, but we’re afraid of ...

Bashar al-Assad was branded the "rat of Damascus" after fleeing to Moscow as his brutal regime collapsed. Foreign Secretary ...

Reporters for The New York Times entered Syria on Monday, finding remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad’s oppressive ...

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their ...

We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” a rebel leader said on WhatsApp. “To the displaced ...

Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel ...

Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally ...

Watch a view of celebrations in Damascus, Syria, on Monday (9 December) after rebels toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s ...

Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their ...