A colossal statue of Hafez al-Assad was once a powerful symbol of Syria’s ruling regime, looming over the Damascus-Aleppo highway. Now, like that regime, it is toppled, and Syrians have been visiting ...

most Syrians are too young to remember a time when the country was not ruled by the Assads. Even prior to the rebels' declaration of the fall of Damascus, statues of Hafez al-Assad had been ...

For decades, statues of Hafez al-Assad symbolized power and repression. Today, they fall as Syrians reclaim public spaces ...

A week later, the Ministry of Information sent an online form for journalists, asking them to detail work plans before they ...

The new Syria is a land of firsts: for the first time many Syrians are openly criticising the authorities, sharing stories of ...

As preparations were being made to entomb former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad in a mausoleum nearby, a young Imam sat on the steps of the mosque and sighed, before confessing a dangerous ...

As preparations were being made to entomb former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad in a mausoleum nearby, a young Imam sat on the steps of the mosque and sighed, before confessing a dangerous ...