Syria's President Basharal-Assad (C) and wife Asma al-Assad (L ... in the U.K., a warrant is out for her husband's arrest in France for his alleged complicity in crimes against humanity and ...
In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.
Syrian phone shop owner Abdel Razzaq Hamra was thrilled to finally be working in peace after years of being harassed and detained by security personnel enforcing an Assad-linked company's monopoly.