The Syrian government's promise to increase salaries has been fulfilled, albeit not by the percentage previously announced shortly after assuming power, when it announced it would increase public sector employees' salaries by 400%. With the delay in implementing this promise, and its...

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that the "treacherous" attack on a church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, aimed to hinder efforts to achieve stability and security in Syria. The ministry added in a statement, "We have full confidence that the Syrian administration and people will...

Twenty people were killed and dozens injured in a bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in Damascus on Sunday evening, while authorities blamed the Islamic State group. A source in the Syrian Interior Ministry told Al Jazeera that the bombing killed 19 people, before the Ministry of Health...

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa issued two legislative decrees on Sunday, raising salaries, wages, and pensions by 200% and improving the minimum wage. The decision will be implemented starting July 1, 2025. The first decree, No. (102), stipulates a 200% increase in salaries and wages for...