Kurdish Asayish forces took control of state-run institutions in the northeastern city of Qamishli in response to Syrian regime forces siege on Kurdih -held neighborhood in Aleppo city, local activists told Zaman al-Wasl Thursday.   The escalation came despite a Russian mediation to...

The Syrian Monetary and Credit Council raised the interest rate on bank deposits in Syrian pounds with the aim of absorbing more liquidity in the markets, to reduce inflationary pressures, according to a statement issued by the Central Bank of Syria on Wednesday. According to the decision,...

DARAA (Zaman Al-Wasl)- The fuel crisis in southern Daraa province is deepening and getting worse day by day as no fuel shipments have been delivered since last March and the majority of residents received only 50 liters of subsidized heating allowances during the winter season. This was...

The Jordanian Customs said on Tuesday they had seized more than about 1.4 million Captagon pills smuggled by a Syrian truck.   The Customs Department said in a statement that a suspicious truck loaded with home furniture was subjected to an x-ray machine. During a close inspection, the...