Companies from the United Arab Emirates are taking part in the Damascus International Trade Fair, state media has said, months after their embassy reopened in the Syrian capital. On Wednesday, a delegation of around 40 businessmen from the UAE arrived in Damascus "to take part in the...

The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would call for a truce in northwestern Syria “to avoid a further deterioration of the already catastrophic humanitarian situation,” though diplomats said on Thursday that such a move is likely to face opposition...

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...