BEIRUT (AP) — The United Arab Emirates' top diplomat met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Wednesday, his second visit to Damascus as relations continue to thaw between the two countries. According to a statement from Assad's office, he and UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin...

Syria’s political and armed opposition have urged their decade-long backer Turkey to reaffirm its support for their cause after the highest-level talks between Ankara and the Damascus governments since the Syrian war began in 2011. Turkey has provided support and a base for political...

On Tuesday, the government of the Syrian regime raised the price of a liter of gasoline, which is the second increase in three weeks, which comes amid a great shortage of oil derivatives. The Ministry of Internal Trade announced, on its Facebook page, that the selling price of a liter of...

Japan's permanent representative to the UN, Ishikane Kimihiro, said Tuesday the renewal of a resolution allowing cross-border aid in north-west Syria "is a matter of life or death for so many people." Kimihiro said there are "intense" discussions underway and that he is "hoping" and...