Despite the legal and political barriers to prosecution, human rights experts are optimistic that al-Assad and regime officials could one day be held accountable for their crimes in a court of law. Vi

Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a lighting rebel advance cap an astonishing reordering of power in a strategically vital Middle Eastern nation.

The U.N. human rights office will send a small team of human rights officers to Syria next week for the first time in years following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, U.N. spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan told a press briefing on Friday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that there was a "flame of hope" in Syria following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad's regime but warned of significant challenges ahead."The Middle East is being consumed by many fires,

Large-scale returns of refugees to Syria could overwhelm the country and even stoke conflict following the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad, the head of the U.N. migration agency said on Friday.

The raft of international sanctions on Syria must be reassessed to help the country rebuild following the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, the head of the UN's migration agency said Friday.

The UN envoy to Syria on Wednesday called for “free and fair” elections after the ouster of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, voicing hope for a political solution for Kurdish-held areas.

Syria's "conflict has not ended yet," even after the departure of former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN's envoy to the country warned Tuesday, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in the north.

As a supporter of the deposed regime in Syria, Moscow wishes to retain two military bases there as a logistical base for its operations in the Sahel. Moreover, Vladimir Putin's inability to save his Syrian ally is casting doubt among West African juntas on the solidity and reliability of their Russian partner.

The UN special envoy for Syria has praised the country's growing stability since the fall of ruler Bashar al-Assad and called for international support. The fighting is not over yet in some places, cautioned Geir Pedersen,

Rome announced the return of a resident ambassador to Damascus, becoming the first European Union and G7 country to re-establish contact with the overthrown Syrian regime.

The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process to be implemented in the wake of the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, saying the country's people must be allowed to "determine their own futures.