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Recession hit Damascus markets: merchants

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Most merchants in Syria’s Damascus have been complaining of a recession hitting their stacked merchandise, a Syrian business website reported.  Some say it is the usual post-Eid al-Adha recession. However, others believe that this is due to the high cost of...

US warns businesses against taking part in Damascus fair

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The United States is warning businesses against participating in an annual trade fare this week in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The U.S. Embassy in Syria, which closed the mission early on in the country's eight-year civil war, posted a statement on Twitter ahead of...

Syrian rebels push back against army advances in Idlib

Syrian rebels on Tuesday launched a wide-scale attack against a five-month Russia-backed Syrian army campaign aiming to take back the opposition's last major bastion, opposition officials, rebels and residents said. The push-back comes as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Russian...