Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria on Sunday handed over 34 orphaned children, whose parents were suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group, to a Russian delegation to be repatriated. An AFP correspondent in the city of Qamishli said the children aged between three and 14...

Syria's currency rose on Sunday in the first day of trading after the central bank raised the official price to attract foreign transfers and capital inflows from Syrian expatriates away from the black market, dealers said. They said the pound was trading around 2,990 to the dollar on...

The Russian-backed Fifth Corps forces on Sunday have dispatched military reinforcements to the Badia desert amid a surge in Daesh attacks in central Syria. Zaman al-Wasl sources said a military convoy moved from regime-held areas in northern Idlib province towards the town of...

Syria’s parliament speaker announced Sunday that presidential elections in the war-ravaged country will be held May 26. Speaker Hammoud Sabbagh said the window for nominations will be open for 10 days starting Monday. Syrians abroad will vote May 20, he said. The election is...