Saudi Arabia has set a new record for executions in a single year after putting three people to death on Monday, bringing the total number of executions carried out in 2025 to 340, according to an AFP ...

Saudi Arabia has executed 340 individuals in 2025, surpassing its own previous record. The majority of these executions are drug-related, raising questions about human rights and the kingdom's reform ...

Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 232 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the 340 ...

The 53-year-long rule of the al-Assad family ended on December 8, 2024, after a lightning 11-day offensive that took Syria and the world by surprise. The toppling of al-Assad also ended a long civil ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Sunni regional powerhouses Turkey and Saudi Arabia have had a complicated and often contentious relationship over the years. But their ties warmed significantly after Bashar Assad was ...

Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syria's president and fled to Russia in December 2024, bringing a sudden end to his 24-year ...

(Reuters) - Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on Saturday, citing sources. It will be Sharaa's first official ...

Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syria's president and fled to Russia in December 2024, bringing a sudden end to his 24-year ...

One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said his government’s coalition with Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed in Syria’s civil war, suggesting the alternative to its survival is a region in chaos.