Clashes have erupted between the Fifth Corps, a Russia-backed Syrian military force, and militiamen backed by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at the Al-Dar Al-Hamra checkpoint near the southern entrance to the city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, central Syria, the Syrian...

CAIRO (AP) — For the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the smell of freshly baked orange biscuits and powdered sugar-dusted cookies typically fills the air in Mona Abubakr’s home. But due to higher prices, the Egyptian housewife this year made smaller quantities of the sweet treats, some of...

The approach of the Eid al-Fitr holiday was reflected in the transactions of the exchange market in Syria, which did not witness significant changes in the exchange rate of the Syrian pound on Saturday, while the Turkish exchange rate declined against the dollar in northern Idlib region, a...

The displaced Syrian families continue to leave the desert Rukban camp, located on the Syrian-Jordanian border, towards regime-controlled areas, without any guarantees that these families will not be exposed to the risks of arrest or enforced disappearance.   Maher al-Ali, head of the...