Syria’s economy has been crippled by war. More than two years of unrest, violence and international sanctions have   depleted the regime’s foreign reserves   and led to soaring inflation. But the government hasn’t gone bankrupt.   That’s thanks largely to...

Street names in Syria’s far northeastern corner have been changed from Arabic to Kurdish, schools openly teach the Kurdish language, and the country’s most powerful Kurdish militia flies its flag from checkpoints on main roads. Across northeastern Syria, the Kurds, the...

 The Free National Rally for workers in the Syrian state institutions denounced what circulated in social media and news websites that its president and Syria’s defected former prime minister, Riyad Hijab had sent a congratulation letter to PYD Leader regarding the claims of...

Seven children in the northern Syrian province of Aleppo and another four in Homs in the centre were among 17 civilians killed in air raids on Tuesday, a watchdog said. The deaths in Homs come as troops pressed an offensive against remaining rebel areas there, while in Aleppo province, the...