Syrian singer Sabah Fakhri, considered one of the most famous in the Arab world, died in Damascus on Tuesday at the age of 88, his son told AFP. "He died a natural death in Damascus. His heart stopped beating," said Anas Fakhri, lamenting his father's passing as a "huge loss for Syrian art."...

 Syria's air defenses responded Saturday to missiles fired from Israel toward suburbs of the capital Damascus, wounding two soldiers, the Syrian military said. Syria's state news agency SANA quoted a statement by an unnamed military official who said the air defenses shot down several...

Asmaa al-Natour, an activist who fled her homeland in 2013, has lived in Denmark since 2014, after claiming asylum with her son and husband Omar. Since coming to Denmark, Natour and her family have learnt the language, found employment, paid local taxes and made Danish friends. However,...

(Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Wednesday called on parties in Syria and parties that have influence to create conditions for the political process in the country. China welcomes the holding of the sixth round of the Constitutional Committee on schedule and notes that it did not achieve the...