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Former Syrian President Bashar Assad, who was sentenced to death in absentia by a Syrian court on Tuesday, 11 August 2026 over crimes against humanity and war crimes linked to the country’s 14-year conflict. Photo:Collected.

Former Syrian president Assad sentenced to death in absentia

The verdict follows a trial focused on the regime’s role in suppressing protests in Daraa in 2011, an episode that became a turning point in Syria’s conflict.

Ahmad al-Sharaa. Photo: Collected

Syria president tells Al Jazeera his country seeks security deal with Israel

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference outlining his priorities for 2026 at UN headquarters in New York City, US, on 29 January 2026. Photo: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Guterres set to be first UN chief to visit Syria since before 2011 war

Emergency personnel work as smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria. Photo: REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar

Bomb attack rocks Damascus during Macron visit

Smoke and fire rise at the site where explosive devices blew up near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was meant to be staying, in Damascus, Syria, in this screengrab obtained from a video, July 7, 2026. Photo:Reuters

Blasts rock Damascus during Macron visit

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks with guests during a reception as part of the 35th anniversary of German reunification celebrations for the Day of German Unity at the Congresshalle hall in Saarbruecken, Germany, October 3, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Emmanuel Macron visits Syria, 18 months after Assad's fall

US President Donald Trump speaks at a Fourth of July rally, marking the 250th anniversary of US independence, on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, July 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump to meet leaders of Ukraine, Syria alongside NATO summit

US Central Command Photo: Courtesy

US forces killed Islamic State leader in Syria airstrike, Central Command says

Iraq previously shipped the majority of its oil through the Strait of Hormuz but, on May 1, sent a first shipment of oil by truck through a newly opened border crossing towards a Mediterranean port on Syria's coast. Photo: Farid Abdulwahed/AP Photo/picture alliance

Strategic neutrality: How Syria is winning in the Iran war

A drone view of a pump jack and drilling rig south of Midland, Texas, US June 11, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Iraq sends first oil convoy to Syria through al-Yarubiyah in 14 years

Mohamad (20), a Syrian refugee, sits on the stairs before taking boxing classes in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

Syrian minorities refused asylum in Europe as rejections surge

The logo of French concrete maker Lafarge is seen on the plant of Bercy on the banks of the river Seine in Paris, France, September 3, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

French cement maker Lafarge found guilty of financing jihadists in Syria

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during an interview with Reuters, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 25 March 2026. REUTERS

Ukraine, Syria agree to cooperate on security: Zelenskiy