Beginning in late 2010, the Arab Spring triggered widespread unrest in the Arab World, reaching Syria by the end of 2011.

When the Arab revolts that were sweeping the region and toppling autocrats like dominoes reached Syria, Bashar al-Assad’s days at the helm looked numbered. Ten years on however, he has defied the odds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The fall of Bashar Assad’s dictatorship in December 2024 has ushered in a nerve-wracking time of hope and fear for Syrians ...

Behind the scenes of the Arab Spring, Shiite-led Iran and Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia have been jockeying for influence in the region--a fact on display in the Iranian state media's coverage of the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert Kubinec, University of South Carolina (THE CONVERSATION) The fall of Bashar ...