The judge who sentenced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death in absentia by the same regime years earlier. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan ...

In this file photo, then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad addresses reporters at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Dec. 9, 2010. Remy de la Mauviniere/AP/File photo A Syrian court sentenced ousted ...

In our news wrap Tuesday, ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for war crimes during the country's brutal civil war, authorities say at least six people were ...

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after it convicted him on counts of murder, torture and crimes against humanity before and after the ...

A Syrian court sentenced former President Bashar Assad to death, testing the new government’s relationship with Russia. Assad secretly fled Syria the night before rebels seized Damascus, taking refuge ...

Syria’s ex-president Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and cousin Atef Najib have been sentenced to death after a court in Damascus convicted them of crimes against humanity during the ...

A Syrian court has sentenced deposed President Bashar al-Assad and his brother to death in absentia. The Damascus court said it found Assad and his brother Maher al-Assad guilty of ordering killings, ...

A Damascus court sentenced former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and other officials from his fallen regime to death after convicting them of murder, torture and crimes against humanity, a symbolic ...

Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad was sentenced to death on Tuesday after a court convicted him of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Assad, who fled to Moscow with his wife Asma and their ...

DAMASCUS, Syria – A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Aug. 11 after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture and arbitrary arrest during ...

DAMASCUS — Former Syrian president Bashar Al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia after convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrests. It was the first ...

A Damascus court on Tuesday sentenced Syria’s former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during the country’s years-long civil war. The ...