Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Beast/Getty Images Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators. Syria’s ...

The U.S. government has long imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has presided over more than nine years of a civil war that has claimed the lives of an estimated half a million ...

The first lady of Syria, Asma al-Assad, has been diagnosed with leukemia, according to the nation's top officials. Asma al-Assad, wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been forced to ...

Three killings of women in Libya have ignited a national debate over women's safety and accountability, prompting demands for ...

The Aluminium Secondary Manufacturers Association has urged the government to cut import duty on primary aluminium. This move ...