Syria is dragging its feet on releasing prisoners under an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, raising fears of mass infections if the new coronavirus spreads through its overcrowded jails, rights groups said Monday. The Damascus government has confirmed only 19 cases of...

It is "highly probable" the government of Syria or its allies carried out attacks on three healthcare facilities, a school and a refuge for children in northwest Syria last year, according to a summary of an internal United Nations inquiry seen by Reuters Monday. The inquiry also found...

Kurdish authorities performed tests for the new coronavirus on those arriving at Qamishli's domestic airport from Damascus. Medics and security teams set up a mobile testing facility at a roundabout outside of the airport and examined the returning passengers. Mohammed...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Tensions eased in southern Syria after three troops from the Druze community were released by an armed group in Daraa province, local activists said Monday. An armed group in Busr al-Harir town held three forces on Saturday, demanding the release of an old man was...