World & Nation
The Arab League has agreed to reinstate Syria, ending a 12-year suspension of the nation led by Bashar Assad.
May 7, 2023
Israel carried out a series of massive airstrikes Friday, hitting suburbs of Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria.
Oct. 4, 2024
Hezbollah appears outmaneuvered by a technologically superior foe that has assassinated much of its top leadership and destroyed a significant portion of its weapons.
Oct. 1, 2024
Hassan Nasrallah propelled Hezbollah in Lebanon into one of the world’s most powerful paramilitary factions and Israel’s constant foe.
Sept. 28, 2024
Here’s a look at the so-called Axis of Resistance, an Iran-backed coalition including Hezbollah, Hamas and other militant groups devoted to destroying Israel.
Sept. 26, 2024
Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country are voting in elections certain to give President Bashar Assad a fourth term.
May 26, 2021
The office of Syrian President Bashar Assad says he and his wife have tested positive for the coronavirus and are self-isolating at home.
March 8, 2021
Syrian President Bashar Assad has been sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country.
July 17, 2021
Syria’s Bashar Assad faces dissent from his rich cousin Rami Makhlouf
May 8, 2020
Television
“Inside Syria’s Deadly Dynasty,” a fascinating two-hour special that airs Sunday on the National Geographic network, documents the rise of Syrian President Bashar Assad from an unassuming London eye doctor to a brutal dictator who is feared in his own country and across the Middle East.
Dec. 1, 2018