Torn photos of overthrown President Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez al-Assad on the floors of the 'Palestine Branch' prison in the outskirts of Damascus, December 20, 2024 [Belal Khaled/Al ...

Assad, images of the former dictator persist throughout Syria, not least on the country's banknotes. On December 30, the country's current president Ahmed al-Sharaa announced the introduction of new ...

President al-Sharaa introduced redesigned bills featuring agricultural symbols, such as oranges and olives, entering circulation 1 January. View on euronews ...

Israel maintains that it has both a moral and strategic obligation to ensure the security of the Druze, especially following ...

The design of the banknotes has been radically changed: portraits of Bashar al-Assad and his father Hafez have been removed, ...

For five decades, Syrians were reminded of their despotic rulers every time they reached into their wallets. The faces ...

Lebanon has decided to rebaptise a thoroughfare named after former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad in favour of late Lebanese musician and playwright Ziad Rahbani, a move many welcomed on Wednesday.

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Bashar al-Assad, who was president of Syria from 2000 to 2024. 1994 – Syrian President Hafez Assad’s oldest son and heir apparent, Basel, dies in a car accident.