AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's top diplomat said on Monday that regional talks with Syria are a step in the right direction to end a decade of the war-torn country’s political isolation and bring Damascus back into the Arab fold. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi's remarks came as...

Palestinian refugee Basel Mustafa Al-Khatib, 35, from Sbeineh camp in Damascus countryside, confirmed the news of his forcible deportation by the Lebanese authorities to the Syrian territories. The Action Group for Palestinians of Syria quoted Al-Khatib as saying that he had not entered the...

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...

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...