The exchange rate of the Syrian pound has achieved a record jump, rising to an unprecedented level in more than 18 months. The exchange rate of the Syrian pound against the dollar in the capital, Damascus, rose by about 11.89%, in the daily transactions, for Thursday. The dollar fell in...

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. The trip by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, less than...

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Thursday, in the first visit by a head of state since the fall of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad on December 8. Video footage broadcast by the Qatari Emiri Diwan showed the moments...

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will on Thursday be the first Arab leader to visit the Syrian capital Damascus since the December overthrow of former President Bashar al-Assad, sources have told Al Jazeera. The Syrian presidency confirmed on Wednesday that the country’s...