Property owners in Syria are demanding the repeal of the so-called "Law on the Extension of Lease Contracts," a legislation dating back to 1952. They believe it has created a "blatant imbalance" between landlords and tenants for decades, violating the principles of justice and equality. The...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa discussed on Thursday with the head of the National Commission for Missing Persons, Mohammad Reza Jalkhi, ways to develop the commission's work, including forming a specialized advisory team and establishing a comprehensive national database for missing persons....

Over two million Syrians who had fled their homes during their country’s war have returned since Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow in December, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said Thursday during a regional visit. The Syrian civil war, which erupted in 2011 with al-Assad’s brutal...

Syria expects to have its first transaction with a US bank “in a matter of weeks”, Syrian central bank governor Abdelkader Husriyeh said on Thursday, a day after a high-level meeting between Syrian and US commercial banks. The resumption of transfers between Syrian and US banks would be...