The European Union announced the imposition of sanctions on five Syrian figures, including three prominent military leaders of the former Syrian regime, for their involvement in gross human rights violations, most notably the sectarian violence that occurred in the Syrian coastal region in...

The Ministry of Interior in Damascus announced on Monday that it had dismantled a cell linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) following the attack on St. Elias Church in the Dweileh neighborhood of the capital. According to an official statement by Interior Minister Anas Khattab, specialized...

The Syrian government's promise to increase salaries has been fulfilled, albeit not by the percentage previously announced shortly after assuming power, when it announced it would increase public sector employees' salaries by 400%. With the delay in implementing this promise, and its...

Around 15 Iranian missiles were launched on Monday towards Israel, according to Israeli media, adding that shrapnel from intercepts fell in several locations. Loud explosions were heard in Jerusalem earlier after the Israeli military warned that a fresh barrage of missiles had been launched...