The Swedish Migration Agency will no longer issue residence permits to all refugees coming from Syria, ending a generous policy which over the last six years has seen over 100,000 Syrians granted asylum in the country. In September 2013, Sweden was the first country in the world to open its...

 Lebanese General Security Thursday returned 787 Syrian refugees to their home country, a statement from the agency said. Syrians who had registered with General Security saying that they wished to return home gathered at meeting points across the country at 6 a.m. Thursday...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Most merchants in Syria’s Damascus have been complaining of a recession hitting their stacked merchandise, a Syrian business website reported.  Some say it is the usual post-Eid al-Adha recession. However, others believe that this is due to the high cost of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The United States is warning businesses against participating in an annual trade fare this week in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The U.S. Embassy in Syria, which closed the mission early on in the country's eight-year civil war, posted a statement on Twitter ahead of...