Skip linksSkip to Contentplay Live Sign upShow navigation menuNavigation menuNewsShow more news sectionsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoMoreShow more sectionsFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Contentplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upToggle PlaySyrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentiaNewsFeedSyrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad to death in absentiaA Syrian court has issued death sentences to former President Bashar al-Assad, his brother Maher al-Assad and several former regime officials after convicting them of war crimes, crimes against humanity, murder, extrajudicial killings and the detention and torture of children.Published On 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMore from the same showWar on Iran: Mojtaba Khamenei is in ‘perfect health’, Iran saysVideo Duration 03 minutes 12 seconds play-arrow03:12Hunter Biden defends Tucker Carlson over Netanyahu commentsVideo Duration 00 minutes 40 seconds play-arrow00:40Philippines sailors say they will work despite wartime risksVideo Duration 02 minutes 38 seconds play-arrow02:38Late snow blankets parts of southern Africa as winter nears its endVideo Duration 00 minutes 38 seconds play-arrow00:38Final phase of voting in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid security fearsVideo Duration 01 minutes 34 seconds play-arrow01:34Baby among those rescued as hundreds feared missing after Colombia quakeVideo Duration 02 minutes 00 seconds play-arrow02:00Israeli settler violence is ‘clear state terrorism’Video Duration 01 minutes 12 seconds play-arrow01:12AboutAboutShow moreAbout UsCode of EthicsTerms and ConditionsEU/EEA Regulatory NoticePrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyCookie PreferencesAccessibility StatementSitemapWork for usConnectConnectShow moreContact UsUser Accounts HelpAdvertise with usStay ConnectedNewslettersChannel FinderTV SchedulePodcastsSubmit a TipPaid Partner ContentOur ChannelsOur ChannelsShow moreAl Jazeera ArabicAl Jazeera EnglishAl Jazeera Investigative UnitAl Jazeera MubasherAl Jazeera DocumentaryAl Jazeera BalkansAJ+Our NetworkOur NetworkShow moreAl Jazeera Centre for StudiesAl Jazeera Media InstituteLearn ArabicAl Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human RightsAl Jazeera ForumAl Jazeera Hotel PartnersFollow Al Jazeera English:facebook-f-darktwitteryoutube-whiteinstagram-whiterss-white© 2026 Al Jazeera Media Network
