Syrian business tycoon Rami Makhlouf remains at one of his homes in Syria, despite publicly criticising President Bashar al-Assad in a rare display of dissent by a key member of the country's ruling family, Middle East Eye has learnt. Makhlouf, who is also Assad's cousin, is...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian Health Ministry has put under quarantine a family of four members after father was tested positive for the novel coronavirus, local news site said on Wednesday. The confirmed case was reported in the district of Kafr Batna in the eastern enclave of Damascus....

(Zaman Al Wals)- The Syrian pound on Tuesday fell to a new record low on the black market, following Bashar al-Assad's warning of economic challenges plunge most of the Syrian people into poverty. Dealers said it cost as much as 1350 Syrian pounds in the capital to buy one dollar on the...

 Human Rights Watch Monday called for an investigation into a spectacular gorge in northern Syria that has been used as a dumping site for dead bodies over several years. The 50-metre-deep hole in a desert area of Raqa province was once controlled by the Daesh group, when it still...