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Syrian journalist Maha al-Khatib dies battling cancer

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian journalist Maha al-Khatib has passed away on Tuesday after long battle with cancer in Germany after 17 years of desk-news work and hosting political talk shows. Al-Khatib, originally from Aleppo city, is a beloved wife and a mother of two. She started her...

Assad replaces trade minister amid economic crisis

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced Monday the internal trade minister as the country's economic crisis worsens with prices of consumer goods increasing and the local currency reaching record lows. Syria’s economy has been ravaged by nine years of war and western...

Rami Makhlouf: Syria's 'cumbersome cousin' falls from grace

Syria's top tycoon publicly airing his grievances has revealed a power struggle within the ruling family as it tries to cement its power after nine years of war, analysts say. After years of staying out of the limelight, business magnate Rami Makhlouf this month in two videos on Facebook...