Anwar al-Ades hasn't bathed properly in two weeks because of water shortages in Syria's capital Damascus, but all that is about to change at the city's oldest bathhouse. The elegant Al-Malik al-Zahir hammam dates back to 985 AD but is experiencing unprecedented demand since fighting cut...

Syrian President Bashar Assad said his government is ready to negotiate on "everything" in proposed peace talks in Kazakhstan but said it was not yet clear who would represent the opposition and no date had been set. Assad also said a ceasefire brokered by Turkey and Russia, his most...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Islamic State on Sunday appointed new emir, or commander,  in territory it controls in the southern suburbs of Damascus, dismissing Abu Hashem al-Khabouri, sources said. The new Emir, Abu Ziad Saad, 40-year-old,  who was born in Yalda suburb, was the radical...

(Financial Times)- In the murky world of Syria’s war economy, Isis has been one of the main drivers of human trafficking during nearly six years of civil war. First, it was the biggest buyer. Now, its fighters are a top commodity. Isis militants have become one of the most lucrative...