Assad, the ophthalmologist-turned-dictator who ruled Syria with an iron fist. This video examines his early promises of reform, the brutal suppression of dissent during the Damascus Spring, and his ...

also marked a month since a lightning insurgency toppled former President Bashar al-Assad. Revolutionary songs like those by Maasarani and Abdelbasset Sarout – a Syrian singer and activist who ...

Donald Trump’s pick to oversee 18 intelligence agencies with a $100 billion spy budget is facing renewed scrutiny over an ...