Suspected Israeli airstrikes targeted the Syrian province of Homs early Saturday, state media reported. Syria's state news agency, SANA, citing military officials, said that three civilians were wounded in the strike and that a civilian fuel station caught fire and a number of fuel tankers...

Thursday's exchange rate reached 8,000 Syrian pounds to the US dollar for the first time in a number of Syrian cities. The Damascus dollar" had risen by 120 pounds, during the past 24 hours. Compared to the prices recorded at noon on Wednesday, until 4:00 a.m. Thursday, the “Damascus...

Warring factions trying to seize control of the east African nation of Sudan have plunged the country into chaos, and thousands are fleeing the capital of Khartoum and nearby battle zones. Some countries, including the U.S., have shuttered their embassies and many are coordinating daring...

Syria regime on Tuesday condemned the European Union’s new sanctions on Damascus over making and trafficking an amphetamine saying the move was based on lies. The Syrian Foreign Ministry statement came a day after the EU imposed sanctions on several Syrians, including members of President...