A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced former President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia after finding him guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country's 14-year civil war. His younger brother, Maher al-Assad, was also sentenced to death in absentia, while their maternal cousin Atef Najib received the same sentence after being convicted over his role in the crackdown that helped trigger the uprising.

A Syrian court has sentenced former leader Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death after convicting them in absentia for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the…

A criminal court in Damascus sentenced former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia on Tuesday for premeditated murder, torture, arbitrary detention and crimes…