The departure of Syrian President Bashar brings an end to the Assad family rule, spanning just under 54 years. With no clear successor, it throws the country into further uncertainty.

Syria’s armed opposition says they have captured the capital and that President Bashar al-Assad has fled the country.

Rebel fighters led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham say they are ‘at the walls’ of Homs, Syria’s third largest city.

After years of lying dormant, the civil war in Syria is suddenly active again. A coalition of rebel forces have dealt stunning setbacks to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Now, with his final strongholds under threat, the question is whether his weakened allies will step up to save him.

Countries across the Americas are bracing for US president-elect’s plan to carry out a mass deportation operation.

One of the darkest moments in the modern history of the Arab world happened more than four decades ago, when then-Syrian President Hafez Assad launched what came to be known as the Hama Massacre.

These policies reflect a dangerous pivot in Canada’s immigration philosophy, writes contributor Yvonne Su.