Food prices in Syria have risen to their highest levels since conflict erupted nine years ago, putting more than half the country’s population at risk of hunger, aid workers and economists have warned. The cost of a representative basket of staple foods has doubled in just over six...

At least 16 Syrian people were tested positive for the novel coronavirus upon their return from Sudan, UAE, Russia and Kuwait, the  regime health ministry said Sunday . It brings the total recorded infections in Syria to 86 and four deaths. The war-torn nation has limited...

The Syrian government has announced the largest single day jump of recorded cases in the country, where so far testing has been limited. The health ministry said Saturday that 11 people tested positive upon their return from Kuwait, and that they were among Syrians repatriated from the...

Egyptian security forces killed 21 suspected militants in North Sinai, part of a group that the interior ministry said was planning attacks over the Eid holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, state television reported Saturday. Two officers were wounded in an exchange of fire during the...