BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese authorities tightened a nationwide lockdown Monday, including an 11-day, 24-hour curfew, amid a dramatic surge in coronavirus infections and growing criticism of uncoordinated policies many blame for the spread of the virus. News of the restrictions to be implemented...

By Rania Zanoun Damascus, Jan 11 (efe-epa).- Syria’s central bank has been targeted by the most recent round of sanctions imposed by the United States under the Caesar Act, which experts warn that would worsen the economic crisis in the Arab country. Washington has imposed six...

Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, the daughter of the late Iranian president has criticised her country's intervention in Syria, saying it left 500,000 Syrians dead. In an interview with the Iranian Ensaf News, Faezeh explained that her father, who was the president of Iran from 1989 to 1997,...

Syria’s petroleum ministry on Sunday blamed U.S. sanctions for forcing it to cut by up to 24% its distribution of fuel and diesel because of delays in arrival of needed supplies. The war-ravaged nation already is facing a severe economic crisis that has caused major shortages in wheat...