Syria is dragging its feet on releasing prisoners under an amnesty declared by President Bashar al-Assad, raising fears of mass infections if the new coronavirus spreads through its overcrowded jails, rights groups said Monday. The Damascus government has confirmed only 19 cases of...

Kurdish authorities performed tests for the new coronavirus on those arriving at Qamishli's domestic airport from Damascus. Medics and security teams set up a mobile testing facility at a roundabout outside of the airport and examined the returning passengers. Mohammed...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkish forces have set up three new observation points in northern Idlib province, topping the number to 54 amid heavy reinforcements keep pouring to the last opposition stronghold in Syria despite a ceasefire deal reached last March, local activists said Sunday. ...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Local media outlet on Saturday has reported two confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in the eastern suburbs of Damascus. Ghouta Media Center said the two infections were confirmed in the town of Saqba, making the eastern enclave of the capital as an epicenter after...