Bashar al-Assad has propped up his regime by exploiting the Middle East’s love of an amphetamine called captagon.

As Israel continues to degrade Iranian and Hezbollah capabilities in Lebanon, Syria and Iran itself, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces growing pressure to manage Tehran’s presence within his ...

His businesses include telecommunications, manufacturing, construction, real estate, trading and TV production. Like Maj Gen ...

Syria's parliament has expelled or stripped immunity from a number of wealthy members who built their fortunes during the ...

Reports indicate that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has begun reducing the influence of his brother Maher’s economic network, Daraj writes. Reports indicate that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

So far, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been missing in action. Mr. Ya’ari, the Middle East analyst, reported that Maher al-Assad, the president’s brother and commander of the Syrian Army ...

Syria’s elite military Fourth Armored Division, commanded by the president’s brother Maher al-Assad, oversees most of the captagon production and distribution, said U.S., European and Arab ...

The Fourth Division, commanded by Maher al-Assad, has long been a notorious force in Syria, known for its role in violent repression and corruption. Designated by the U.S. in 2017 for human rights ...

For the first time, the sanctions include the female relations of senior Syrian figures, including the British born spouse of President Bashar al-Assad, as well as the wife of Bashar’s younger brother ...

There was no immediate comment from Israel, which said last week that its air force had struck intelligence assets of the Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the same area. Sayeda Zainab, ...