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Assad's loyalists slam govt. for floating Lira

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Regime-run news outlets reflected a widespread anger for regime supporters due to depreciation of the Syrian Pound (SP) value in front of the American Dollar. The depreciation led to a rocket increase in prices. State employees’ and workers’ salaries does not suffice for...

U.S. envoy targets Egypt at U.N. over journalist arrests

Attacking journalists and prosecuting critical voices fuels violent extremism rather than preventing it, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday in a thinly veiled warning to Egypt, which chaired the meeting. "Arresting journalists, sentencing reporters to...