Adnan Kassar was a celebrated figure in the country's sports scene but tells Sky News how outshining Bassel al Assad was ...

Mr Kassar was a close friend of Bassel al Assad but the achievement apparently drew the ire of his fellow equestrian, who had faltered during the competition. Bassel was the heir apparent to the ...

Bashar was never meant to rule — that was Bassel al-Assad's destiny. But on a foggy morning in 1994, the heir to his father's dictatorship made one choice that transformed the fate of his family ...

Because they oppressed the entire Syrian people,” he added. Bassel al Assad was his father’s original successor but died in a 1994 car crash. The death of the popular, vigorous military ...

The British wife of Syria’s deposed president Bashar al-Assad, Asma al-Assad, has filed for divorce after expressing ...

That made Hafez’s eldest son, Bassel, the heir apparent. A decade later, however, Bassel al-Assad died in a car accident, which meant that Hafez’s heir would almost certainly be his other son ...

Satellite imagery shows crowds around Aleppo's Martyrs Memorial and Citadel following the rebels' overthrow of the regime, ...

That made Hafez’s eldest son, Bassel, the heir apparent. A decade later, however, Bassel al-Assad died in a car accident, which meant that Hafez’s heir would almost certainly be his other son ...

Similar scenes were reported in Aleppo, where residents dismantled statues of both Hafez and Bassel al-Assad, Bashar’s late brother. In Daraa, often referred to as the cradle of Syria’s 2011 ...

Previously known as the Bassel al-Assad air base – named as a tribute to Bashar’s elder brother, who died in a car crash in 1994 – the Russians showed their contempt for their Syrian hosts ...

Cliche has it that behind every great man stands a woman—and as it happens, the same also applies to murderous dictators.

Assad’s British-born wife must not be allowed to live a “life of luxury” in the UK, Sir Keir Starmer was told, after rumours ...