Syrians are now visiting the seaside villa of the ousted President Bashir al-Assad. The compound had been off-limits since it was built for the Assad family 50 years ago.

HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, BYLINE: We drive through the grounds of the Assad family's summer home. It's surrounded with olive groves and lush orange trees. But I also see something unexpected.

A deluge of false or misleading information about Syria has flooded social media. Local and international actors are exploiting preexisting divisions to advance their own aims, experts say.

A deluge of false or misleading information about Syria has flooded social media. Local and international actors are exploiting preexisting divisions to advance their own aims, experts say.

A deluge of false or misleading information about Syria has flooded social media. Local and international actors are ...

It was unclear why the tree was burned, and who was behind it ... the Alawite sect have also been attacked. Members of the Assad family are Alawites, and those in the sect were historically ...

Syria witnessed a swift revolution that ended five decades of Assad family rule. Rebels and the ... burning of an Alawite shrine and a Christmas tree have stoked tensions, leading to protests ...

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma, plant trees in city of Draykish MOSCOW ... where the Assad family were granted asylum this month after rebels took control of ...

A Christmas Tree Erected in Al-Suqaylabiyah ... about the past "negative" relations resulting from decades of the Assad family's rule. World News // 1 day ago German tugs towing stricken oil ...

Christian worshippers stage a sit-in inside the Mariamite Church in Damascus early on December 24, 2024 ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty A tumultuous year for Syria ended on a sour note with protests ...

According to Al Jazeera's report, lights adorn trees, cafes, restaurants ... than 50 years of brutal rule and the fall of the al-Assad family. “I expect the festivities to return to their ...