From Donald Trump being shot at a campaign rally to Bashar al-Assad's shock overthrow, Newsweek writers on the moment of 2024: plus have your say. By Newsweek Staff On 12/22/24 at 5:00 AM EST.

President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address.

A day after the regime of President Bashar al-Assad fell, civilians poured into the streets of Damascus, weeping in disbelief. Many sought word of relatives held in a notorious prison on the ...

A s rebels continue to take control of more cities in Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s family is reported to have fled to Russia, the Wall Street Journal has reported. This includes his wife, children ...

Bashar al-Assad inherited power from his father in 2000; he had been ruling since then. Since 2011, he spearheaded the crackdown on the democracy movement that began with peaceful protests. Bashar ...

NOTE: No, former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was not on the plane that lost 6,700 meters in seconds. The video shown here shows a plane fragment engulfed in a huge fire, but it does not ...

One of the world’s worst dictators, Bashar al-Assad, ... Saudi Arabia and later with the Red Crescent in Pakistan. At times he served as bin Laden’s physician. ...

More than a decade after we started a program of regime change, Bashar al-Assad is still in power. US forces patrolled oil fields near ... who was president of Pakistan during the 9/11 era.

President Trump will sign an executive order to repeal US sanctions on Syria, reversing two decades of policy following the ...

Days after getting ousted from Syria, Bashar al-Assad poisoned in Russia by… A social media account, General SVR, operated by a former Russian spy, stated that Assad sought medical assistance ...

Syria rebels seized control of Damascus, ending Bashar Assad's rule. Reports claim he may have fled on a plane that disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Sunday, Jul 06, 2025 ...

It took the Taliban 10 days to race to victory and HTS a mere week to unseat Bashar al-Assad. ... Saudi Arabia and Pakistan — that have ever since been bedeviled by its adherents.