(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...

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia and Turkey had agreed steps to tackle militants in northwest Syria and "normalise" the situation there after a Syrian army offensive encircled rebel fighters and a Turkish military post. Putin was speaking after talks in Moscow with...

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said he urged Iran to abide by a 2015 nuclear deal during a meeting on Tuesday with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif. The men agreed to maintain close communication between Japan and Iran, which historically have had friendly ties, to ease...