Thursday's exchange rate reached 8,000 Syrian pounds to the US dollar for the first time in a number of Syrian cities. The Damascus dollar" had risen by 120 pounds, during the past 24 hours. Compared to the prices recorded at noon on Wednesday, until 4:00 a.m. Thursday, the “Damascus...

Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African nation of Sudan have plunged the country into chaos, and thousands are fleeing the capital of Khartoum and nearby battle zones. Some countries, including the U.S., have shuttered their embassies and many are coordinating daring...

A man arrested over last week's stabbing attack at a gym in western Germany in which four people were wounded is now also a suspect in a fatal stabbing earlier this month, prosecutors said Thursday. The 26-year-old Syrian, whom authorities are identifying only as M.D. in line with German...

The exchange rate reached 8,000 Syrian pounds to the US dollar for the first time in a number of Syrian cities, with the opening of trading on Wednesday. As of 12:40 before noon on Wednesday, and compared to the prices recorded at noon the previous day, the dollar jumped in both Damascus and...