Syrian President Bashar al Assad said billions of dollars of deposits held by his countrymen in Lebanon's financial sector that were blocked after a major financial crisis were a main cause of Syria's deepening economic crisis. Lebanese banks, fearing capital flight and grappling with an...

The number of Syrians committing suicide significantly increased in 2020; both in areas controlled by the regime and the opposition, Arabic Post news site reported. The site quoted reports from human rights organisations, relief groups and government bodies which all attribute the increase...

Two prisoners in the Central Prison of southern Sweida province died of poisoning after the prison administration failed to transport them to the hospital, according to a local news site. The Sweida24 said that the two young men, Nawras Hani Muzher and Firas Mahmoud Ghallab, died in...

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across the country Tuesday night as they concluded an epic campaign that will shape America's response to the surging pandemic and foundational questions of economic fairness and racial...