Syria's foreign minister Walid al-Moallem discussed Monday the formation of a constitutional committee and its work with U.N. special envoy Geir Pedersen who said that "all the outstanding issues" related to it were being addressed in talks. Pedersen's visit to Syria comes a week after...

The U.N. special envoy for Syria arrived in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks on forming a committee tasked with drafting a new constitution for the war-ravaged country. Geir Pedersen was set to meet with Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Monday to discuss the committee, the U.N.-backed...

A drone was shot down on Saturday in Quneitra province in southern Syria, the second such incident in 48 hours, state media said. Authorities "dismantled a drone" after it was shot down on the edge of Jabal al-Sheikh in the Quneitra countryside, southwest of Damascus, state news agency SANA...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Head of the Syrian Exporters Federation Mohamed al-Sawwah has been arrested by the Syrian regime over corruption claims, pro-government media outlets reported Saturday. The arrest followed a campaign by the regime's first lady Asma al-Assad, who vowed to track...