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Syria’s Kurds to hold second phase of elections December 1

The next stage of elections will be held in Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria on December 1.  Over 30 parties and entities will participate in the elections of representatives for local councils, Ibrahim Ibrahim, a spokesperson for the PYD, the dominant party in the Kurdish...

Prices hike in liberated Syria even with Dollar's rate decline

(Eqtsad)- Despite the decline in the Dollar exchange rate in Syria in general and the liberated areas in particular, people in southern Daraa province continue to complain about the high prices of all materials. Prices of basic materials such as fuel and other materials controlled by...

Turkey support key as US seeks to hold on in Syria

ISIS (Daesh) may be on the run from its last bastion in Syria but the United States is gearing up for a longer stay in the country. And if U.S. forces are to counter Iranian and Russian influence as Syria struggles to emerge from civil war, they will need Turkey's help. But...

Syrian warplane strikes orphanage in Eastern Ghouta

A Syrian warplane struck an orphanage in Eastern Ghouta suburb of Damascus on Saturday, according to a spokesman for the Turkish IHH humanitarian agency. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Selim Tosun said the attack targeted the “Hope Tree” orphanage, which accommodates 50 children....