AS THE 2011 Syrian uprising escalated, investors held their breath. Now, with the likelihood of a protracted conflict increasing, Syrian businesses are flocking to Jordan.  In 2012 the Jordan Investment Board (JIB) registered 114m dinars ($161m) of Syrian investment in the Kingdom, up...

Mortar rounds on Thursday hit an upscale district of Damascus where President Bashar Assad attended prayers to mark the start of a major Muslim holiday in a rare attack in the high security area, AP reported. A Syrian rebel brigade claimed it fired mortar shells that hit Assad's motorcade in...

 Sixty-five rebel fighters were killed in a regime army ambush at dawn on Wednesday near the town of Adra, 35 km, east of Damascus, 'Dumair Local coordination said. It’s the second ambush within a month at the same area, where the fighters were heading Dumair, 45 km,...

At least 18 people were killed on Tuesday by a car bomb in the southeastern district of Jaramana in the Syrian capital, state media said. State news agency SANA said women and children were among those killed. It said a bus was also burned out in the explosion and several shops were...