Turkey's currency, the lira, has fallen to a record low against the dollar amid concerns about an outflow of investor capital and the country's ability to manage the situation. The lira dropped to over 4.80 per dollar on Wednesday, down some 5 percent since Tuesday. The Turkish...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A mass food poisoning at a camp for displaced people near the northern city of Idlib has sickened tens of people, medics told Zaman al-Wasl on Sunday. Dr. Jamal Abu Mahmoud said 154 people, including 80 children, took ill in the village of al-Ghadfa in the southern...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 9 troops killed by improvised explosive devices in the central province of Homs in the past 48 hours, local activists said. Five forces, including officer, killed while they were clearing landmines in the town of Teldo in the northern countryside of...

Explosions were heard near Hama airport in Syria Friday, Syrian state media said without giving details. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the series of explosions were near Hama's military airport and had been heard in Hama city, Reuters reported. Local activists...