In a stunning shift in Middle Eastern politics, Syria, under the leadership of Bashar al-Assad, has rejoined the Arab League after 12 years of political isolation. This dramatic turn of events was ...

The couple has three children. Presidency 2000-2011 On June 10, 2000 Hafez al-Assad passed away, and on June 18, 2000 Bashar was appointed General Secretary of the ruling Ba’ath Party.

Al-Assad was long thought to be one of the country's most notorious drug traffickers and a key figure in a number of serious crimes that happened while the regime was in power.

June 21 (Reuters) - Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the ...

Syrian authorities arrested Wassim Al Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar Al Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ...

Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

Syrian authorities arrested Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said Saturday, in one of the most high-profile arrests since the former president's ...

The European Union imposed on Monday an asset freeze and a ban on travel to the EU on five people linked with toppled Syrian ...

Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in ...

(Reuters) -Syria's security forces have detained Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, state news agency SANA said on Saturday. Wassim al-Assad was sanctioned by the United ...

Syria’s Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that Wassim Badi al-Assad, cousin of ousted regime leader Bashar al-Assad and a top suspect in war crimes and large-scale drug trafficking, has ...