They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides ...

Syrian human rights activist Ribal al-Assad tore into Europe for lifting sanctions against the nation’s new "terrorist" regime, which he warned is no better than his first cousin, ousted leader ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

The retired public servant recalled how the elite Defence Brigades headed by Rifaat al-Assad had moved in on their neighbourhood. Six months later, authorities detained his other brother, Myassar ...

Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat flew from Beirut to Dubai: Lebanese officials Officials said that "many members" of the Assad family had travelled to Dubai from Beirut and others had stayed in Lebanon ...

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Rifaat al-Assad arrived in Lebanon overland and "departed from Beirut airport normally, as there is nothing from Interpol on him" the security source told AFP.

Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from Beirut to Dubai in recent ...

Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of the deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, faces war crimes charges in Switzerland due to his role in the 1982 Hama massacre. Recently seen traveling to Dubai, Rifaat's ...

Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of Hama” for overseeing the violent suppression of a rebellion in the 1980s, has been accused of war crimes by Swiss prosecutors.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rifaat al-Assad, an uncle of the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad charged in Switzerland with war crimes over the bloody suppression of a revolt in 1982, has flown from Beirut ...