Under the elegant arches and domes of an Ottoman-era compound, Joseph Tobjian displays his aromatic Aleppo soap at a trade fair designed to revive Syria's exports-starved arts and crafts. The soap maker is among more than 130 merchants taking part in the state-sponsored fair in Damascus for...

The number of Syrians committing suicide significantly increased in 2020; both in areas controlled by the regime and the opposition, Arabic Post news site reported. The site quoted reports from human rights organisations, relief groups and government bodies which all attribute the increase...

At least 472 people have been tested positive for novel coronavirus  in rebel-held areas in northern Syria , the Epidemiological Surveillance Laboratory said Tuesday. The positive cases toll has reached a total of 6,535 in northwestern Syria. The laboratory has also...

Clashes Tuesday in the Syrian desert between Russia-backed regime forces and Daesh (ISIS) militants have killed almost 30 fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said. Battles have been ongoing in Syria's vast Badia desert since the start of the month, with regime forces supported by Russian...