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Palestinians in Syria banned from receiving remittances

    An employee of a money transfer service in Syria claimed that the Syrian government has issued a decision banning the sending of remittances to non-Syrians inside the country, a Palestinian organization said on Friday,  Ma’an News Agency said. An employee...

U.S. caution over Syria talks prompts opposition doubts

 Senior Syrian opposition figures are questioning whether they should attend peace talks next month following U.S. warnings that the swift departure of President Bashar al-Assad from power cannot be guaranteed, opposition sources said on Friday. Speaking after meeting U.S....

Dubai government employees get 100% salary hike

Dubai government has increased the salaries of public sector employees by up to 100%, it announced on Tuesday. Under a 'nature of work allowance', employees of 32 government departments will receive salary hikes between 30-100%, depending on their current role....

British prisoner found dead in Syrian jail

British prisoner Dr Abbas Khan found dead in Syrian jail days before he was due to be handed over to MP George Galloway In a scandal that will inevitably embrace the Syrian and the British governments, a British prisoner in the hands of the Syrian state security police has been...