Saudi Arabian budget airline flynas announced on Thursday that it will launch its first direct flight between Riyadh and Damascus next week. “Officially...flynas announces the launch of its first direct flight between Riyadh and the Syrian capital, Damascus, starting June 5th next...

Cyprus is to launch a repatriation scheme for Syrian families who revoke their asylum claims, allowing one adult member to stay on the island and work, a minister said Thursday. Migration Minister Nicholas Ioannides said the financial incentives, beginning next month, would be for a...

The European Union sanctioned on Wednesday three Syrian militia groups and two of their leaders for serious human-rights abuses over their alleged involvement in deadly ethnic violence in March. More than 1,700 people were killed in attacks mostly targeting the Alawite community, which is...

The European Union lifted economic sanctions on Syria on Wednesday in an effort to support the country’s transition and recovery after the toppling of former president Bashar al-Assad. The move follows a political agreement reached last week by EU foreign ministers to lift the sanctions....