BEIRUT (AP) – A list of some of the major bombings in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar Assad’s regime began in March 2011: _April 8: A car bomb explodes in a busy residential and ...

One of the defining characteristics of the Arab Spring is that the heavy protests typically staged after Friday prayers have names. In March, for example, Yemeni protesters countered President Ali ...

Syria's judiciary has charged Atef Najib with acts "amounting to war crimes" as Bashar Assad's cousin is accused of orchestrating a crackdown on 2011 protests that subsequently degenerated into a ...

Atef Najib, a former Syrian security official who played a key role in the crackdown on early protests in Daraa, has been sentenced to death by a Syrian court. Najib was convicted of crimes including ...

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - As one of the earliest Syrian celebrities to speak out against Bashar Assad, Mai Skaf is a heroine of the rebel cause, and it's a role that has cost the film star dearly. Sitting ...