Bashar Hafez al-Assad is a Syrian politician who served as the 19th President of Syria from 2000 until his ousting in December 2024, and was also the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and Regional Secretary of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party.
A Lebanese security source has provided Al-Hadath with new details on a seized smuggling network moving fighters from the Syrian coast into Lebanon.
Three Syrians and two Lebanese have been arrested in connection with the operation. Weapon...
A Lebanese security source has provided Al-Hadath with new details on a seized smuggling network moving fighters from the Syrian coast into Lebanon.
Three Syrians and two Lebanese have been arrested in connection with the operation. Weapons, bombs and explosives were seized from members of the cell.
The network was run by an officer close to Bashar al-Assad, holding the rank of major general and currently located in Moscow. The cell itself was trained by Hezbollah.
Three of the network's trainers have been identified, and authorities are working to arrest them.
A Damascus court sentenced Ahmed Hassoun, Syria's Grand Mufti under deposed President Bashar al-Assad, to life in prison over his role in crimes against civilians. Hassoun is considered a symbol of the Assad regime who provided religious cover for massacres.
Japan will ease more economic sanctions on Syria as early as September, removing 16 companies and organizations from its list while keeping sanctions on Bashar al-Assad and 59 individuals. Tokyo also plans to expand aid and reconstruction support.
A Syrian criminal court has sentenced Wasim al-Assad, cousin of former president Bashar al-Assad, to death over civilian massacres, systematic murder, and torture.
A Damascus court has sentenced deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death.
The same court sentenced his cousin Atef Najib, a former lieutenant colonel, to death. Najib served as head of the political security directorate in Daraa pr...
A Damascus court has sentenced deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death.
The same court sentenced his cousin Atef Najib, a former lieutenant colonel, to death. Najib served as head of the political security directorate in Daraa province and was known for ordering the violent crackdown and arrest of boys who painted graffiti in 2011, the event that sparked the Syrian revolution.
The verdict found Najib responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes. He is also accused of torturing detainees and has denied all allegations.
