The prosecution of Alaa Mousa relied on the legal concept of universal jurisdiction, under which normal rules on territorial ...

A Syrian doctor who had practised in Germany was sentenced to life in prison by a German court on Monday for crimes against ...

U.S. officials are investigating an uncorroborated account from a high-ranking former Syrian official that American freelance ...

In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League ...

More than a decade after being isolated by the Arab world for his brutal crackdown during Syria’s civil war, President Bashar ...

Six months after the overthrow of Assad, Syrians are protesting for accountability and inclusive democratization.

Documents reveal how Syria’s fallen government hid hundreds of abducted children during the country’s civil war.

Syrian fighter pilot Ragheed Tatari was 26 when he was arrested. Now 70, the country's longest-serving political prisoner is ...

It has been six months since Syria broke free from 53 years of repressive rule. Now a former al Qaeda militant, Ahmed ...

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for two attacks in southern Syria. One of them was an attack on government ...

Welcomed by Russia, Bashar al Assad, the ousted former dictator of Syria, is reportedly still living in luxury in one of ...

An American journalist who went missing in Syria more than a decade ago was executed on orders from then-President Bashar ...